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It’s not Shakespeare or Dostoyevsky, but it’s a living:

Stop the presses: sex sells.
By Motherpedia
Date: August 16 2013
Tags: book,
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Author of Fifty Shades of Grey, EL James, has been named as the number one earning author in the world for 2013 by Forbes. She earned a whopping $95 million for the steamy fiction - $4 million more than the second place person on the list, James Patterson and $82 million more than another well-known millionaire author without a first name - JK Rowling of Harry Potter fame. 

But that's not all. There's a lingerie range; the rights to the film version netted Ms James $5 million and she also can brag about writing the book that sold more copies faster than any other author. 

The lingerie range is the result of a collaboration between Ms James and BlueBella lingerie. It includes a collection of bras, panties, detachable silk ties, baby doll sets and sheer underwear - emblazoned with alleged memorable lines from the book, such as "Laters, baby!". The range will be launched in August. The film is due to be released in August 2014.

The book has become a huge part of pop culture. 50-year-old Ms James is said to be working on a new novel. 

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