Today in "that's a lot of money" news, we have Forbes's list of the world's top-earning authors. E.L. James got the number one spot — she pulled in $95 million for her Fifty Shades of Grey series between June 2012 and June 2013. And that's exclusively book sales. James also got $5 million for a film adaptation of Fifty Shades, which is expected to come out August 2014.
The rest of the list is comprised of who you'd expect. Stephanie Collins is at number 3 on the list — she made $55 million for her Hunger Games series. Dan Brown pulled in $22 million, and Danielle Steel made $26 million. Oh, and Bill O'Reilly was fourth on the list with $28 million....MORE
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Forbes' Top-earning Authors Income List
Via Atlantic Wire:
