E L James, the author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, has just topped Forbes'
list of top-selling authors. She raked in $95 million from sales of her kinky erotic trilogy, which sold more than 70 million copies in 2012.
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Originally a "Twilight" tribute titled "Master of the Universe," "Fifty Shades of Grey" vaulted its author from fan-fiction websites straight to the top of every best-seller list. The e-book format was a key factor, giving readers an easy way to purchase the sex-filled sequels -- and a discreet way to read them in public.
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I read this story, and I feel a sense of deja vu... where I have read about this
.. ah, I know,
right here. So it's true: sex sells.
Anyhow, here's the list of Forbes' top-earning authors, with some of their best-selling novels:
1. E.L. James, "50 Shades of Grey" $95 million
2. James Patterson, "Maximum Ride," "Witch & Wizard" $91 million
3. Suzanne Collins, "Hunger Games" $55 million
4. Bill O'Reilly, "Killing Lincoln," "Killing Kennedy" $28 million
5. Danielle Steel, "The Sins of the Mother" $26 million
6. Jeff Kinney, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," "The Third Wheel" $24 million
7. Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum detective novels $24 million
8. Nora Roberts, "Thankless in Death," "Dark Witch" $23 million
9. Dan Brown, "Inferno," "The Da Vinci Code" $22 million
10. Stephen King, "Under the Dome," "The Shining" $20 million
11. Dean Koontz, "Watchers", "Odd Thomas" $20 million
12. John Grisham, "The Racketeer", "The Litigators" $18 million
13. David Baldacci, "The Forgotten", "Zero Day" $15 million
14. Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson fantasy series $14 million
15. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter series $13 million
16. George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones series $12 million