Top 100 best selling books of all time
| Rank | Title | Author |
|---|
| SOURCE: NIELSEN BOOK SCAN |
| 1 | Da Vinci Code,The | Brown, Dan |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Rowling, J.K. |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Rowling, J.K. |
Financial success. In 2004, Forbes named Rowling as the first person to become a US-dollar billionaire by writing books, the second-richest female entertainer and the 1,062nd richest person in the world.
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FICTION
- A Time for Mercy by John Grisham. The third book in the Jake Brigance series.
- Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline.
- Deadly Cross by James Patterson.
- The Return by Nicholas Sparks.
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
- Daylight by David Baldacci.
- The Sentinel by Lee Child; Andrew Child.
The category and window of your release all significantly impact the number of copies required to hit the NYT bestseller list, but 5,000 copies during any one-week period is the minimum.
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At the top of the list, unsurprisingly, is the Bible. The Guinness Book of World Records estimates that more than 5 billion copies of the Bible have been printed. Other religious texts are also high on the list: the Quran with 800 million copies, the Book of Mormon with 120 million.
Here is a list of 12 novels that, for various reasons, have been considered some of the
greatest works of literature
ever written.
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
- Anna Karenina.
- To Kill a Mockingbird.
- The Great Gatsby.
- One Hundred Years of Solitude.
- A Passage to India.
- Invisible Man.
- Don Quixote.
- Beloved.
Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' is USA TODAY's No. 1 book of 2018.
Twenty years ago, readers around the world first discovered the magical story of Harry Potter, created by J.K. Rowling. We can now reveal that, since that moment, half a billion Harry Potter books have now been sold. On average, this means one in fifteen people in the world owns a Harry Potter book.
Hardcover Fiction
- 11 weeks on the list. A TIME FOR MERCY. by John Grisham.
- 5 weeks on the list. READY PLAYER TWO. by Ernest Cline.
- 30 weeks on the list. THE VANISHING HALF. by Brit Bennett.
- 13 weeks on the list. THE RETURN. by Nicholas Sparks.
- 5 weeks on the list. DEADLY CROSS. by James Patterson.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The publisher may actually state the words 'first edition' or 'first printing' on the copyright page. Another common method of identification is the number line – that's a line of numbers on the copyright page. Usually, if a one is present in the line then it's a first edition.
Hardcover first-edition first printings of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone have become the "Holy Grail" for Potter collectors. Only 500 were published, 300 of which were issued to libraries.
Condition is very important and will greatly influence value. A beaten-up old book that is falling apart will have little value. First editions are sought-after by book collectors and a first edition is usually more valuable than a later printing. A first edition signed by the author will have even greater value.
In 2016, the total value of the Harry Potter franchise was estimated at $25 billion, making Harry Potter one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
A first edition is a book that has been printed and distributed for the first time.
Order of the Phoenix opened to a worldwide five-day opening of $333 million, twenty-fifth of all-time, and grossed $942 million total, second to Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End for the greatest total of 2007.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
|---|
| Budget | $150–200 million |
| Box office | $942 million |
