03-14-2014, 09:53 AM
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LAS VEGAS -- The atmosphere is festive, and how could it not be when scores of naked or almost-naked women are turning the place into a real exhibition center and banners promote upcoming porno versions of "Avatar" and "Spider-Man."
But behind all the giggles and surgically enhanced jiggles is yet another American industry facing a perilous time brought on by drastic changes in technology and an stagnant economy that has even prompted even the sexually ambitious to pinch pennies.
The porn business, convening at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas this weekend for the annual Adult Entertainment Expo, is feeling limp these days thanks to a plummet in the sale of its one-time cash cow, DVDs. Websites that offer free downloads or views of adult movies and that allow amateurs to upload their own have forced this once seemingly invincible business to grapple with an uncertain future.
"They're destroying us," said Michelle Liss, sales manager of Fleshdrive, a company that sells flash drives preloaded with adult films. "Business is down because of these sites and it sucks. I have friends who come up to me and they say, 'Oh, my god, I saw this great site,' and I say, 'You realize you're hurting my business?' "
The trade show itself is feeling it, too. About 170 exhibitors are here this year, down from more than 200 in past years. Attendance, about 20,000 people are expected, is about the same, but that's partly because the show sells tickets to the public and Las Vegas already has about 150,000 extra visitors this weekend for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show.
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