As an author, how much success can you envision?
by Andy Scheer
Business magazine Forbes recently reported the past year’s top-earning authors.
Totals include earnings from print, ebook, and audiobook sales, plus TV and movie earnings.
James Patterson, $90 million
Dan Brown, $28 million
Nora Roberts, $23 million
Danielle Steel, $22 million
Janet Evanovich, $20 million
Jeff Kinney, $17 million
Veronica Roth, $17 million
John Grisham, $17 million
Stephen King, $17 million
Suzanne Collins, $16 million
J. K. Rowling, $14 million
George R.R. Martin, $12 million
David Baldacci, $11 million
Rick Riordan, $10 million
E.L. James, $10 million
Gillian Flynn, $9 million
John Green, $9 million
That represents a lot of books, but just the tip of the publishing iceberg.
