Why america has already been sold on fifty shades of grey msnbc. Her books have been published in fifty languages and have sold more than 150 million copies. A cinderella story for the 21 st century, its a passionate romance set in london, cornwall and. Which has sold more books, harry potter or fifty shades of. James, who is dominating bestseller lists with her new book grey. Bookscan reports fifty shades of grey is bestselling. Fifty shades of grey was the bestselling book of the decade. The bestselling book of the past decade in the united states was fifty shades of grey, by e. With the second decade of the 21st century coming to a close, the numbers are in for the bestselling book of the past decade in the u. Prweb december 18, 2019 the bestselling book of the past decade in the united states was fifty shades of grey, by e. Jamess irresistibly salacious novel fifty shades of grey, which morphed from webpublished fan fiction into a blockbuster book and movie franchise, is the bestselling book in the u. Fifty shades of grey 100 million books sold fastest selling r rated title. It is the fourth installment in the fifty shades series, which had its start as fanfiction the novel was released on 18 june 2015 to coincide with the birth date of the character christian grey. Fifty shades of grey tops decades best seller list.
The first book, fifty shades of grey, was released in march 2012 based on a selfpublished piece of twilight fan fiction. Fifty shades of grey stayed on the new york times best seller list for 3 consecutive weeks. Fifty shades of grey was the bestselling book of the. Fifty shades of grey by british author e l james sold 15. The book was selfpublished as an e book after which the rights of publishing in print were bought by vintage book. The book sold 29 million print and 15 million digital copies in 2012. The book is included in the novel series of fifty shades which is followed by fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed. It has been translated into 52 languages, and set a record in the united kingdom as the fastestselling paperback of all time. Erika leonard, better known by the pen name e l james, is the british author of the bestselling erotic romance novels trilogy fifty shades of grey, fifty shades darker, and fifty shades freed.
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The book sold more than one million copies in germany as of february 2014 and a total of over 100 million. I am thrilled to announce that my new novel, the mister, will be published on 16 april 2019. The fifty shades of grey erotica series by e l james has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, its american publisher, vintage. With fifty shades of grey, james showed that hit books can come from anywhere, even the muchderided world of fan fiction. For fifty shades of grey, more than 100 million sold.
Fifty shades of grey as told by christian, also referred to as grey, is a 2015 erotic romance by british author e. According to the npd group via nbc news, a market research company which has collected data on the decades book sales, from 2011 through 2019, fifty shades of grey sold. The book is written by e l james and there are three more boos following this one, making a trilogy. Fifty shades of grey 100 million books sold fastest. In the uk, grey sold 385,972 print copies in the three days until 20 june, according to book sales monitor nielsen bookscan, and 261,429 ebooks, according to. In fact, the series holds the top three positions on the decades topten ranking list, with nearly 35 million print and e book sales, according to global information company the. Fifty shades of grey number of copies sold worldwide. Fifty shades of grey as told by christian wikipedia. Twice, i stopped reading to check if i had been duped in my purchase or whether i was reading an authentic ebook.
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Fifty shades of grey has sold six times more kindle ebooks than print books. James fifty shades of grey trilogy is poised to become one of the fastestselling series in recent years, with 20 million copies sold in the united states and 31. Her books have been published in fifty languages and have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. The fifty shades of grey phenomenon, spawned by the best selling book and now major motion picture, is uniquely american. Why america has already been sold on fifty shades of grey. Fifty shades of grey pdf is an erotic romance novel by e l james. Fifty shades of grey has topped bestseller lists around the world, selling over 125 million copies worldwide by june 2015 citation needed. By the end of 2012, sales had risen to between 65 million and 70 million copies. The series, which includes fifty shades of grey, fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed, sold 35 million print and e book copies from 201119 and inspired film adaptations.
It has become an international bestseller and has sold millions of copies around the. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Im e l james, the author of the fifty shades trilogy and its companion novels, grey and darker, and im one of the producers on the fifty shades movie adaptations. The data relate to purchases of books in the fifty shades trilogy, by e. Fifty shades of grey has become the bestselling book in britain since records began, surpassing harry potter and the deathly hallows with sales of 5.
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