http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=2858&tag=main;content

According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, porn production and distribution revenues are down by 30% to 50% since 2007. The problem: all those amateur producers and aggregators (see the blogger v. pro journalist parallel?) are undercutting the business.

It seems the elite actresses have fans that are still willing to pay for their work, according to the Times report. And they can leverage their celebrity statuses to sell merchandise. It’s the “middle class” of the industry that can’t compete any longer with free.

This suggests that only the biggest and best brands will be able to successfully convert to the “freemium” model.
fore a more penetrating analysis of the issue at hand, see the cited article in the LA Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,4788614.story

For Stern, 23, the rapid decline of job opportunities in the porn business over the last year has been dramatic. She has gone from working four or five days a week to one and now has employers pressuring her to do male-female sex scenes for $700, a 30% discount from the $1,000 fee that used to be the industry standard.

Less than two years ago, Stern earned close to $150,000 annually, sometimes turned down work and drove a Mercedes-Benz CLK 350. Now she's aggressively reaching out for jobs and making closer to $50,000 a year.

As for that Mercedes? She's replacing it with a used Chevy Trailblazer -- from her parents.
poor stern ;_;

but at least her parents are supporting her in her career.

yep, supporting her, keeping her soft parts up etc.