'50 Shades Of Grey' author nails down top spot of top earners

[Andrew H.]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

As I said in the writer's forum already: I always find it astounding to see that the cheapest, simplest things always bring in the largest amount of money. I would never have guessed an author with only three simple, almost banal books on her name to outsell someone like George R. R. Martin by almost 8 times.

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."

--H. L. Mencken

Although of course this is generally true across the world.

[Ripplinger]

Hopefully this means she won't feel compelled to write again.

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by mr_nihilism

I've heard criticism that the trilogy of trash (my opinion of course) wasn't even well written and that it was little more than fan fiction or whatever. If that is indeed the case, then it really says something or other, doesn't it?

Does smut (errotica, sorry) really sell so well that quality takes a back seat? Or was it just so much incredible hype that people jumped on the bandwagon?

My wife read all of it. Thank goodness she didn't turn into a S&M freak. I just wouldn't be able to keep up.

Oh please do get over yourself. Probably every major city in the USA has a red-light district that men flock to, and I seriously doubt that they are showing "QUALITY" films!

I'm also sure you have had a fun time looking through Playboy, and watching a few of those films. You guys have been keep Hugh Hefner in the Playboy mansion for DECADES!