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E.L. James’ ought to revise the title of her publishing juggernaut, 50 Shades of Grey, to 50 Shades of cold hard cash.
After all, the author raked in an estimated $95 million this year, making her the world’s top-earning author, according to Forbes.
Rounding out the top five on Forbes‘ list are familiar names of the crime, fantasy, conservative pundit, and romance genres. In a close second place is James Patterson, earning $91 million, followed by Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins with $55 million, Bill O’Reilly with $28 million, and No. 5 is prolific romance author Danielle Steel with $26 million.
Forbes culled these estimated numbers from sales data available from June 2012 to June 2013.
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Much lower on Forbes‘ list were No. 15 J.K. Rowling with earnings estimates of $13 million for her adult fiction releases The Casual Vacancy and The Cuckoo’s Calling, and No. 16 George R.R. Martin with $12 million, though he was the best-selling paperback author of 2012.
Let’s see if these publishing and e-book sales for James translate to box-office green with next summer’s 50 Shades movie.
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lawd have mercy, 95 freaking million dollars!?
guess I'll pursue a career in kinky novels.