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This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time. As of June 2017, the series has been translated into 85 languages, [ 16 ] placing Harry Potter among history's most translated literary works .
About one million copies are sold each year, with total sales of more than 65 million books. [8] The novel was included on Time ' s 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, [ 9 ] and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century .
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. [1] Only three titles topped the list in 1965. The most popular was The Source by James Michener, which dominated the second half of the year, even through a three-week newspaper strike.
The writer leaves behind a legacy of work as one the world’s most prolific writers, having sold over 91 million copies of her books and written 40 best-selling novels including Three Weeks in ...
Multiple books in the series have been on the New York Times Bestseller List. Starting in 2000, Books 7 and 8 reached number one on the list followed by book 10, which debuted at number one. [11] In 2016, several books in the series were bestsellers and 65 million copies were sold in various languages. [12]
The Obamas signed a book deal together with Penguin Random House reportedly worth more than $65 million for two books — one written by each member of the power couple. 2018
By May 2010, 27 million copies of the trilogy had been sold worldwide, [1] a number that would grow to more than 46 million over the next five months, [32] and reach 65 million in December 2011. [33] In July 2010 the series made Larsson the first author to sell a million electronic copies of his work on the Amazon Kindle . [ 34 ]