There’s a lot of money to be made if you’re the author of the “Harry Potter” book series. Like you didn’t know it yet!
Forbes Magazine listed author JK Rowling as the world’s best paid author – revealing that she rakes in £3 million a week! Last year, the author who penned the first installment “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in 1997.
Since then, Ms. Rowling’s personal fortune is estimated to be around in £560 million. This is a combination of her earnings from the sales of the “Harry Potter” books, the film franchise and everything in between.
Other bestselling authors who made it to the Forbes list include:
1. JK Rowling - $300M
2. James Patterson - $50
3. Stephen King - $45 M
4. Tom Clancy - $35 M
5. Danielle Steel - $30 M
6. John Grisham tied with Dean Koontz - $25 M
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