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Web Firm Offers Novel Approach To Romance

from National Public Radio
February 12, 2009

The Web site U Star Novels lets customers take a starring role in their own tailored romance novels. The company asks customers to fill in personal details about themselves and their partners, then choose from stock titles such as Fever in France. This week alone, the company has processed more than 1,500 orders for individualized romances novels, which sell for $40.

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  • Morning Edition, February 12, 2009
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