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The Accidental Pornographer [Kindle Edition]

Gavin Griffiths
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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"Hilarious, Heart–warming foray into porn." (Scarlet, October)

"...excellent book for business beginners...written in a fresh, breezy style" (Erotic Review, September)

 "With its saucy matter, colourful cast and cheeky tone, it′s easy to forget that his is a business book. What makes it genuinely interesting is that it′s a business book all about failure." (Daily Mail, September 26, 2008)

"Honest and amusing...inspiring in a refreshingly personal way...This book is perfect for anyone starting up a business" (Start Your Business, October, 2008)

"...the tale of [a] shipping nagnate who brought The Erotic Review...and ammusinglt failed to make a living out of it." (The Independent, October 10, 2008)

"Hilarious, Heart–warming foray into porn." (Scarlet, October 2008)

"...excellent book for business beginners...written in a fresh, breezy style" (Erotic Review, September 2008)

 "With its saucy matter, colourful cast and cheeky tone, it′s easy to forget that his is a business book. What makes it genuinely interesting is that it′s a business book all about failure." (Daily Mail, September 26, 2008)

"Honest and amusing...inspiring in a refreshingly personal way...This book is perfect for anyone starting up a business" (Start Your Business, October, 2008)

"...the tale of [a] shipping nagnate who brought The Erotic Review...and ammusinglt failed to make a living out of it." (The Independent, October 10, 2008)

"Griffith′s brazen and jovial attitude to business failure is refreshing and many of us could learn a thing or two from it." (EN Magazine, November 2008)

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The Accidental Pornographer is about a man getting into trouble. It's the true story of how a wannabe entrepreneur bought his way into a famous erotic magazine and slowly got sucked into the fetid underbelly of the adult entertainment industry.

It's a tale of thwarted ambition, of highs and lows, and even lower lows, of finding yourself, losing yourself and then finding yourself again. Along the road, strewn with tatty feather boas and broken dreams, he meets a host of characters including exhibitionists, opportunists, a Welsh dildo salesman, spankers, strippers, phone sex operators, a few masters of the universe and a couple of his all-time heroes.

As well as peeking behind the curtain of a hidden world, The Accidental Pornographer is a real life case study in throwing your chips in the air and living the entrepreneurial dream. A story of hope and fear, opportunity and adversity, friendship and loyalty. Sort of like an epic Greek fable. Except without washboard stomachs. Or Minotaurs. Joined by an intrepid team of fellow adventurers, he sets sail into the unknown only to be undone almost immediately.

But I'm giving too much away already. Buy it. Read it. Sail with me on my erotically charged journey to the end of the world.

Gavin Griffiths
Writer
email : Gavin.Griffiths@Gmail.com
Tweet : @GavinGriffiths


This book first came out in paperback and was published by those lovely people at Wileys. I have updated it a little as my perspective has altered slightly in the past couple of years. But here's what some people have said about it first time round:


"Hilarious, Heart–warming foray into porn." (Scarlet Magazine)

 "With its saucy matter, colourful cast and cheeky tone, it′s easy to forget that this book is about a business start up." (Daily Mail)

"...the tale of [a] shipping magnate who brought The Erotic Review...and amusingly failed to make a living out of it." (The Independent)

"Griffith′s brazen and jovial attitude to failure is refreshing and many of us could learn a thing or two from it." (EN Magazine, November 2008)

"...excellent book ...written in a fresh, breezy style" (Erotic Review)

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 394 KB
  • Print Length: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Microvar Limited (11 April 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007XI0SRC
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #162,113 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Some accident 12 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
Nobody sets out to fail. Everyone setting out on their own takes courage from those self-made millionaires who've started with nothing and ended up wealthy beyond counting. Even those who've not read the biographies take heart from BBC TV's Fools and Horses' Del Boy who constantly reminds his audience that "this time next year we'll all be millionaires".

So it is totally refreshing to read how Gavin set up his stall to succeed and did everything but. Who else but someone starting out on a career in shipping would give it all up to write fictional biographies for a website called "PoshTotty"?

This book is Gavin's lifetime compressed into the two years he was Managing Director of The Erotic Review Magazine. What a life! If there's any justice, fame and fortune should follow this piece of open hearted frankness.

If Carlsburg did books, this'd be one of them.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A business book you can't put down 11 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
I was a bit sceptical at first to read a book about a failed entrepreneur, being an entrepreneur myself, but found Gavin's story not one about failure but about believing in your ability to succeed. Extremely well written, you feel a kinship with all the real characters who gave their all to try and do the best for a project they all believed in. A book you can't put down and an inspiration to any entrepreneur out there that if at first you don't suceed ....
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5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite ever book 2 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
This was the best book I have ever read. This was educational, funny, startling and an extremely easy read. I read books when on the bus to and from work each morning and found myself praying that we'd get stuck in traffic. I couldn't put it down.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening and Intrguing
This was a very easy book to read - I don't mean that it was simple, but that the style was natural and engaging. Read more
Published 17 days ago by morelearning
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Loved this book!! Show's you hard everyone worked through this book, they put everything on the line lol!!! But it shows you how much work goes into a magazine
Published 2 months ago by horrorgirl
3.0 out of 5 stars Different
Have you ever wanted to venture out by trying your hand at your own business? Have you ever thought of purchasing an erotic magazine for £1 and attempting to make it flourish? Read more
Published 8 months ago by Judder
5.0 out of 5 stars excellant excellant I laughed out loud !!!
I love this book!
Honest and refreshing ..it really made me laugh out loud....
( I feel terrible laughing at his misfortune but Gavin survived ! Read more
Published 8 months ago by MBA
4.0 out of 5 stars Gavin Griffiths makes it big in this seminal account... fnar fnar
In 2009 Gavin Griffiths left his job in shipping and bought an erotic magazine for a quid. No - he didn't buy the magazine off the top shelf of a newsagent, he bought the magazine... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Crookedmouth
3.0 out of 5 stars Fraught with mishaps!
This is the story of a man who decided to become self employed, an entrepreneur, and buy and run a magazine. It happened to be The Erotic Review! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ignite
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read!!
What a super book !

Really enjoyed and very easy reading. Im not 100% sure its a 'business' book... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ice Cream Boy
4.0 out of 5 stars The trials and tribulations of business writ large and hilarious
This is one of those books that intrigued me just with the title and the short blurb. It's not very often that I get taken in like that, but I'm glad I was. Read more
Published 11 months ago by G. Robbins
5.0 out of 5 stars the accidental pornographer
a great little book this one and i highly recommend it. it beautifully plots the highs and lows of a career in one of life's more interesting industries. Read more
Published 12 months ago by jt
5.0 out of 5 stars A Business book that makes you smile.
An Amusing well written & very easy to read book, but with some great business lessons thrown in.

To be honest I picked up more good advice in this book, on how to run... Read more
Published 12 months ago by C Endersbee
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