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March 19, 2014By Michael Cader

Nielsen’s Top 10 Authors Since 2001

March 19, 2014By Michael Cader

Based on “real Nielsen data” (e.g. print sales), the company has published a list of the top-selling authors since 2001 (along with their biggest-selling title): 1. James Patterson (1st to Die) 2. J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) 3. Nora Roberts (Red Lily) 4. Dr Seuss (Oh, the Places You’ll Go!) 5. John Grisham (A Painted House) 6. Stephenie Meyer (Twilight) 7. Dan Brown (The DaVinci Code) 8. Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook) 9. Janet Evanovich (One for the Money) 10. Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) 11. Stephen King (Dreamcatcher) Little, Brown says Patterson has had […]

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