List of best-selling fiction authors

List

Estimates come from different years and are therefore not directly comparable.

Notes

References

References

1. (September 15, 2008). "'Agatha Christie's secret tapes discovered". [[The Times]].
2. (February 8, 2008). "With more than two billion copies of her 80 crime masterpieces sold there is a ready-made audience for television adaptations.".
3. link. (June 16, 2008 on Barbara Cartland: "Barbara Cartland, who, we are informed (on www.condor-sj.com), 'is the most widely read author in the world with more than 500 million books in print'?" (February 25, 2007))
4. link. (April 13, 2008 on Barbara Cartland: "Dame Barbara Cartland, 98. Considered the world's most prolific author and Britain's queen of romantic fiction, with total sales of 1 billion books." (December 20, 2000))
5. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/danielle-steel-s-ex-assistant-gets-jail-sentence-1.940168 CBC] on Danielle Steel: "The reclusive Steel, who lives in San Francisco and Paris, has published more than 70 bestselling romance novels, which have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide." (April 21, 2010)
6. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/avrildavid/2011/06/06/the-10-most-powerful-women-authors/2/ ''Forbes''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 7, 2017 on Danielle Steel: "Yes, you read that right, 800 MILLION copies sold. Best known for romance and drama, Danielle Steel's novels have spent over 390 consecutive weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list and 22 have been adapted for television." (June 6, 2011))
7. [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/culture-of-love/the-man-who-invented-sex-938521.html ''The Independent''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 7, 2017 on Harold Robbins: "During his 50-year career (he died in 1997) he sold an estimated 750 million books and, in the process, transformed himself into a brand." (September 23, 2008))
8. [https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20071009/d_robbinsrev.art.htm ''USA Today''] {{Webarchive. link. (October 31, 2010 on Harold Robbins: "Starting in 1948, he sold 750 million books, including megasellers such as ''The Carpetbaggers'', ''A Stone for Danny Fisher'' and ''The Betsy''." (October 9, 2007))
9. [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/12/1063341759443.html ''The Age''] {{Webarchive. link. (February 7, 2009 on Georges Simenon: "With worldwide sales of 500 million, he was the most widely read living writer of his era." (September 14, 2003))
10. link. (September 7, 2017 on Georges Simenon: "In his lifetime Simenon published some 570 books, using 17 pen names, which have sold more than 700 million copies in 40 countries and were translated into 57 languages." (April 1, 2003))
11. (December 11, 2023). "Bargain bin Harry Potter book sells for £55,000".
12. . (2023-02-06). ["Scholastic Marks 25 Year Anniversary of The Publication of ECHIRO ODA Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"](http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/scholastic-marks-25-year-anniversary-publication-jk-rowling-s-harry-potter-and-sorcere). *Scholastic*.
13. Das, Sunita N.. (2025-07-23). "One Piece's manga sales give fans hope of a feat no manga has ever achieved".
14. Das, Sunita N.. (2025-07-23). "One Piece's manga sales give fans hope of a feat no manga has ever achieved".
15. "Enid Blyton".
16. [http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/whats-on-west-yorkshire/2008/08/25/denis-enid-s-seven-were-my-guilty-secret-86081-21599773/ ''The Huddersfield DailyExaminer''] {{Webarchive. link. (February 12, 2012 on Enid Blyton: "She has been translated into 90 languages, is the sixth most popular writer worldwide according to UNESCO and almost equal to Shakespeare, and has sold 600 million copies." (August 25, 2008))
17. [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jun/27/fiction.healthandwellbeing ''The Guardian''] on Jackie Collins: "One of the world's bestselling writers with more than 400 million books sold in over 40 countries. " (June 27, 2004)
18. Thorpe, Vanessa. (2021-06-13). "Jackie Collins: the reality of life in Joan’s shadow". The Observer.
19. [https://variety.com/1995/voices/columns/wma-inks-o-j-prosecutor-clark-1117862789/ ''Variety''] on Sidney Sheldon: "A NEW MILESTONE FOR Sidney Sheldon, who has sold more than 370 million books" (October 6, 1995)
20. [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/feb/01/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries Sidney Sheldon
21. (2016-04-01). "About Rick Riordan {{!}} Rick Riordan".
22. ThriftBooks. "Rick Riordan Books {{!}} List of books by author Rick Riordan".
23. [http://media.www.dailyutahchronicle.com/media/storage/paper244/news/2001/03/05/News/Reading.Day.Features.Dr.Seuss.Extravaganza-52287.shtml ''The Daily Utah Chronicle''] {{webarchive. link. (April 15, 2008 on Joshua Kagebein List of best-selling fiction authors: "The Pulitzer Prize-winning Seuss wrote and illustrated 47 books and sold more than 100 million copies in 18 languages." (March 5, 2001))
24. link. (April 19, 2008 on Dr. Seuss: "Today Dr. Seuss's 44 books have been translated into 21 languages, selling more than 500 million copies." (March 2, 2004))
25. (December 31, 2008). "Top Manga Properties in 2008 - Rankings and Circulation Data". Comipress.
26. link. [[Toei Animation]]. (May 9, 2021)
27. Barringer, Felicity. (February 15, 1987). "Soviet Vigils Held Widely For Pushkin".
28. [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/04/obituary-corin-tellado ''The Guardian Corin Tellado obituary ''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 14, 2018 on Corin Tellado: "In the course of her life she published more than 4,000 romance novels that sold 400 million copies, which earned her a place in the Guinness Book of Records where she has been a fixture since 1994." (April 11, 2009))
29. [[Corín Tellado]] on Corin Tellado: "She published more than 5,000 titles and sold more than 400 million books which have been translated into several languages"
30. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/20/how-james-patterson-became-the-worlds-best-selling-author ''The New Yorker''] "Patterson’s books have sold more than four hundred million copies." (June 13, 2022)
31. [http://www.ocregister.com/life/span-weight-font-1851374-style-bold ''The OC Register''] {{webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on Dean Koontz: "Admitting to finally having found a great editor at Bantam, the author, who has sold 325 million books in 38 languages, talked about his craft. " (September 25, 2007))
32. [http://articles.dailypilot.com/2011-01-07/entertainment/tn-dpt-0108-titus-20110107_1_novels-newport-beach-resident-dean-koontz ''Daily Pilot''] {{Webarchive. link. (July 25, 2011 on Dean Koontz: "He's now the world's sixth most highly paid author, tied with John Grisham at $25 million in annual sales, and his novels have sold more than 400 million copies." (January 7, 2011))
33. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/09/07/what-are-you-afraid-of ''The New Yorker''] {{Webarchive. link. (July 13, 2018 on Stephen King: "He is the world's best-selling novelist, with 300 million books sold [...]" (September 7, 1998))
34. "Bestselling author Stephen King turns 75 – DW – 09/21/2022".
35. link. (October 8, 2012 on Horatio Alger, Jr.: "Americans bought 200 million copies of his dime novels -- with intriguing titles like Raggedy Dick and Sink or Swim. " (March 30, 2005))
36. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903859,00.html ''Time'' magazine] {{Webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on Horatio Alger: "[...] that have sold from 100 million to 400 million copies, depending on which literary historian you believe." (February 12, 1973))
37. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/breakfast/2028387.stm BBC] on Nora Roberts: "Nora Roberts currently has 145 million books in print." (June 6, 2002)
38. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nora-robertss-three-decades-of-writing-have-led-to-200-books/2012/04/16/gIQAxjsWMT_story.html ''The Washington Post''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 7, 2017 on Nora Roberts: "Today, Roberts, 61, has published her 200th novel, "The Witness," and is at the helm of a cottage industry: about 400 million copies of her books in print..." (April 16, 2012))
39. [http://www.hindu.com/lr/2003/09/07/stories/2003090700040100.htm ''The Hindu''] {{Webarchive. link. (April 12, 2008 on R. L. Stine: "As R.L. Stine points out (and he should know, having sold over 100 million copies of over 160 different spooky stories)" (September 7, 2003))
40. [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08099/871281-42.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] {{Webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on R. L. Stine: "Altogether, Stine has sold more than 400 million books." (April 8, 2007))
41. [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/5234/paulo-coelho ''Penguin Random House''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 15, 2018 on Paulo Coelho: "his books have sold more than 225 million copies in more than 170 countries (...)" (September 14, 2018))
42. link. (September 7, 2017 on Paulo Coelho: "the writer has sold an estimated 350 million books." (December 20, 2016))
43. [http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/book/kyushu100/2007/02/post_57.shtml Nishi-Nippon Shinbun] {{webarchive. link. (March 30, 2008 (Japanese Language, February 25, 2007))
44. [https://xtrend.nikkei.com/atcl/contents/watch/00008/00066/ Nikkei Cross Trend] {{Webarchive. link. (March 1, 2020 (Japanese, December 23, 2019))
45. [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/jeffrey-archer ''Curtis Brown''] {{Webarchive. link. (July 14, 2019 "Novelist, short story writer and author of non-fiction" (2014))
46. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8497940/Jeffrey-Archer-interview-the-saga-continues.html ''The Daily Telegraph''] {{Webarchive. link. (February 21, 2016 "Jeffrey Archer interview: the saga continues." (May 7, 2011))
47. [https://secure.forumcomm.com/jamestown/articles/index.cfm?page=purchase&id=2031&CFID=21680836&CFTOKEN=67407524&jsessionid=88307890842632686240 ''The Jamestown Sun''] on Louis L'Amour: "More than 330 million copies of his books have been sold, translated into 27 languages." (October 29, 2001)
48. (October 8, 2009). "Asterix the Gaul rises sky high". [[Reuters]].
49. [http://www.nysun.com/article/17278 ''The New York Sun''] {{Webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on Erle Stanley Gardner: "Erle Stanley Gardner (whose Perry Mason stories sold more than a 100 million books)" (July 20, 2005))
50. link. (April 18, 2008 on Erle Stanley Gardner: "Gardner's books continue to be reissued regularly both here and abroad. Sales to date exceed 325 million copies." (November 22, 1992))
51. link. (December 24, 2016 on Edgar Wallace: "Christie alone has sold 500 million copies; Edgar Wallace, 300 million; Georges Simenon, 300 million; and Mickey Spillane, 150 million." (1999))
52. [http://www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com/client/Our_Catalogs/SoundLibrary/SL0907.pdf ''BBC AudioBooks catalogue''] {{webarchive. link. (July 7, 2011 on Janet Dailey: "Janet Dailey has written more than 100 novels and is one of the world's topselling women writers, with more than 300 million copies of her books sold in nineteen languages in ninety-eight countries" (2007))
53. [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/compassionate-light-in-asia-jin-yong/1103465873 I. B.Tauris & Company] {{Webarchive. link. (January 15, 2014 on Jin Yong: "Jin Yong (1924-) is China's bestselling living novelist. His 15 books have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide...")
54. link. (May 2, 2012 on Jin Yong: "Professor Cha adopted 'Jin Rong' as his pen-name for his 15 martial arts novels of which over 300 million copies have been sold to-date. Although Professor Cha stopped writing martial arts novels almost forty years ago, they remain in print and have been translated into English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and other languages for his countless readers worldwide.")
55. Manalo. (February 16, 2010). "The Billion Copy Opportunity". Publishing Perspectives.
56. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1217668.stm BBC] on Robert Ludlum: "He has sold more than 110 million books in 40 countries and 32 languages." (March 13, 2001)
57. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4142130.stm BBC] on Robert Ludlum: "The author, who died in 2001, has sold more than 290 million books worldwide." (August 11, 2005)
58. (2015). "Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood". [[Bloomsbury Publishing USA]].
59. link. (April 19, 2008 on Frédéric Dard: "Mr. Dard wrote almost 300 books, of which more than 200 million copies have been sold." (June 15, 2000))
60. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517111208/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-518095.html ''The Washington Post''] on Frédéric Dard: "Mr. Dard worked as a journalist in Lyon from 1942 to 1950 before dedicating himself to novels, theater and film. He used a number of pseudonyms, among them Frederic Charles, Kaput and L'Ange Noir (The Black Angel), and sold more than 270 million books." (June 9, 2000)
61. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/arts/jan-berenstain-dies-at-88-created-berenstain-bears.html ''The New York Times''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 14, 2018 on the Berenstains: ""sold more than 200 million copies (...)" (February 27, 2012))
62. [https://variety.com/2002/tv/features/kids-fare-ready-for-play-1117864900/ ''Variety''] on the Berenstains: "The company also is offering a new animated series based on the Berenstain Bears, the hugely popular children's brand that has sold more than 260 million books worldwide." (April 7, 2002)
63. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33408745 BBC] {{Webarchive. link. (December 23, 2018 on Roald Dahl: "With his stories available in 59 languages and with more than 200 million book sales worldwide." (July 6, 2015))
64. (August 18, 2016). "Roald Dahl: As popular - and profitable - as ever". BBC.
65. [https://www.tripsavvy.com/arizona-best-selling-author-zane-grey-2683776 ''Trip Savvy''] {{Webarchive. link. (October 11, 2019 on Zane Grey: ""Zane Grey had 250 million books published," Wolfe said." (November 22, 2005))
66. link. (September 7, 2017 on Irving Wallace: "Although often scorned by critics, his 16 novels and 17 works of nonfiction have sold some 250 million copies worldwide." (March 19, 2003))
67. "MANGA Plus: Interviewing editors". [[Shueisha]].
68. "MANGA Plus: Interviewing editors". [[Shueisha]].
69. "Detective Conan Manga Has 250 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide".
70. "Detective Conan Manga Has 250 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide".
71. [https://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2007-04-23-lotr-gameplay_N.htm ''USA Today''] {{Webarchive. link. (June 2, 2011 on J. R. R. Tolkien: "Tolkien's franchise has resulted in more than 200 million books sold globally and $3.5 billion in box office revenue — not to mention tens of millions of DVDs sold." (April 23, 2007))
72. [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-rise-of-jrr-tolkiens-fallen-arthur/news-story/fce6445ec705a8cc47ddfcbd58b34e83 ''The Australian''] on J. R. R. Tolkien: " Tolkien's books (...) have together sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. " (October 7, 2012)
73. link. (March 13, 2023 on John Grisham: "Over the last 15 years, more than 100 million copies of Mr. Grisham's books have been published in hardcover and paperback worldwide." (January 19, 2005))
74. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6503689.stm BBC] on John Grisham: "While legal thriller writer Grisham - who has sold more that 250 million books in his 20-year career - picked up a lifetime achievement award, Ian Rankin's The Naming of the Dead won best crime thriller." (March 28, 2007)
75. link. (September 7, 2017 on Karl May: "the best-selling German author of all time, with 100 million books" (January 1, 2004))
76. [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2765598,00.html Deutsche Welle] {{Webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on Karl May: "With sales of over 200 million books, Karl May remains a household name in today's Germany." (April 4, 2001))
77. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mickey-spillane-author-of-popular-detective-stories-dies-1.611081 CBC] obituary of Mickey Spillane: "He sold more than 100 million books, and Hammer inspired several TV series and movies." (July 18, 2006)
78. link. (July 19, 2005 on Mickey Spillane: "According to today's industry estimates, his 26 books have sold more than 200 million copies." (August 22, 2001))
79. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/learning/getwritingni/wh_lewis.shtml BBC] on C. S. Lewis: "favorite Northern Irish author has sold over 100 million books and inspired the Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings novels." (February 8, 2008)
80. [https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-79384514 ''The Daily Herald''] {{Webarchive. link. (March 13, 2023 on C. S. Lewis: "C.S. Lewis may not be on the best-seller list, but it is estimated that his 38 books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide and remain in print 38 years after his death." (October 20, 2001))
81. [http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/05/11/103,1178894420,71541,0,0.html Famitsu.com] {{Webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 (Japanese language, May 11, 2007))
82. [https://mantan-web.jp/article/20170314dog00m200047000c.html 高橋留美子：コミックスが累計2億部突破　あだち充に続く大記録] {{Webarchive. link. (February 10, 2018 , Mantan Web, March 14, 2017. (Japanese language))
83. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/dan-browns-inferno-publishers-poised-for-biggestsales-since-harry-potter-as-da-vinci-code-authors-latest-robert-langdon-story-hits-shelves-8614082.html {{Webarchive. link. (May 9, 2015)
84. "The Official Website of Dan Brown".
85. link. (December 24, 2016 page 431 on Alistair MacLean: "Alistair MacLean's works have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide." (2006))
86. (May 10, 1978). "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TYPEWRITER says author Alistair MacLean". Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982).
87. link. (April 26, 2014 , 'Who Owns the Media?: Competition and Concentration in the Mass Media Industry' page 115")
88. link. (September 7, 2017 on Ann M. Martin: "A year earlier, however, the movie version of "The Baby-Sitters Club" -- based on a series of young-adult books that have sold more than 180 million copies -- sold only $10 million in tickets, barely exceeding its $6.5 million budget." (October 8, 2004))
89. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16256264_ITM Japan Inc.] {{Webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on Ryōtarō Shiba: "Altogether, including such genres as dialogues with other authors, more than 180 million copies of his books have been printed" (June 22, 2006))
90. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/People/Hailed-by-readers-failed-by-critics/2004/11/27/1101495458369.html ''The Age''] {{Webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on Arthur Hailey: "Arthur Hailey, who has died at his home in the Bahamas aged 84, was one of the most commercially successful authors of all time, producing 11 books which sold more than 150 million copies, were translated into about 40 languages, and brought him tens of millions of dollars" (November 28, 2004))
91. [https://archive.today/20120919170453/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A15704-2004Nov26?language=printer ''The Washington Post''] on Arthur Hailey: "He wrote 11 books, which were published in 40 countries and 38 languages, with about 170 million copies in print." (November 27, 2004)
92. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1786741.stm BBC] on Astrid Lindgren: "Lindgren's books have sold over 100 million copies in some 80 languages." (January 28, 2002
93. [http://www.astridlindgren.se/faq#faq-522 FAQ at Astrid Lindgren official site] {{Webarchive. link. (August 11, 2010 {{in lang). sv.
94. "「鬼滅の刃」累計1億5000万部を突破！3月には塗絵帳が2冊同時発売".
95. "「鬼滅の刃」累計1億5000万部を突破！3月には塗絵帳が2冊同時発売".
96. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/anne-rices-vampire-chronicles-lands-at-hulu-1127585 ''Hollywood Reporter''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 17, 2018 on Anne Rice: "More than 100 million copies have been sold worldwide." (July 17, 2018))
97. [http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.1724219.0.world_politics_stranger_than_fiction_for_thriller_writer.php ''Sunday Herald''] {{webarchive. link. (April 13, 2008 on Gerard De Villiers: "De Villiers, now 78, claims to have sold an extraordinary 150 million books over his career - with every year a million more added to the total in France alone." (November 19, 2007))
98. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_5ERya-gJPkC&dq=100-million-copies&pg=PA2 Lucia Marginean in ''Collecting Beatrix Potter Figurines''] page 2, on Beatrix Potter: "Beatrix Potter's books have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold over 100 million copies. " (2008)
99. Anna Russell, "[https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-secret-life-of-beatrix-potter The Secret Life of Bedatrix Potter]", ''The New Yorker'', March 12, 2022 ("Potter, the author of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' and 'The Tale of Benjamin Bunny,' whose books have now sold more than two hundred and fifty million copies . . .").
100. link. (June 16, 2008 on Michael Crichton: "His books have sold more than 150 million copies." (July 1, 2007))
101. link. (September 7, 2017 on Michael Crichton: "Although it is always difficult to gauge the total sales of any author, Mr. Crichton's Web site states that he has sold more than 150 million books, and that 13 of them have been adapted into movies." (November 16, 2006))
102. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/526786/Richard-McClure-Scarry ''Encyclopædia Britannica''] {{Webarchive. link. (August 5, 2010 on Richard Scarry: "His "busy" books and dictionaries sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, and in 1989 eight of his books made the list of the top 50 best-selling children's books of all time" (2008))
103. [https://www.famousauthors.org/richard-scarry ''Famous Authors''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 15, 2018 on Richard Scarry: "He has written more than 300 books which have gone on to sell more than 150 million copies globally" (2012))
104. [http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2007/05/03/News/Dispute.Over.Hollywood.Script.sahara.Sent.To.The.Jury-2893268.shtml ''The Rocky Mountain Collegian''] {{webarchive. link. (April 15, 2008 on Clive Cussler: "An audit later revealed the number of Cussler books sold was around 40 million at the time the contract was negotiated in 2000." (March 5, 2007))
105. link. (June 16, 2008 on Clive Cussler: "His widely popular novels - his new one, Golden Buddha, the first in an adventure series called The Oregon Files, is published next month - have sold 150 million copies in 40 languages and have made the author a very wealthy man." (February 23, 2004))
106. link. (April 13, 2008 on Ken Follett: "In all, he's sold 90 million books." (October 7, 2007))
107. [http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151016-the-secret-of-ken-folletts-success ''BBC Culture''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 18, 2018 on Ken Follett: "Ken Follett explains how he arrived at the winning formula that has brought him more than 150 million sales worldwide" (October 16, 2016))
108. [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6344654.html ''Publishers Weekly''] {{Webarchive. link. (May 11, 2008 on Debbie Macomber: "Last year her new books sold 2.8 million copies, bringing her total in print to more than 60 million." (June 19, 2006))
109. link. (September 14, 2018 on Debbie Macomber: "With more than 140 million copies of her books in print, Debbie Macomber is one of today's most popular authors." (May 31, 2011))
110. (2021-12-28). "浦沢直樹、電子版解禁！「YAWARA!」「20世紀少年」配信、「あさドラ！」新刊も". [[Natalie (website).
111. "Brio announces new unpublished manuscript prize for mystery writing".
112. (October 3, 2018). "Reaching a high level of success internationally too, the Carter Brown name would see over 120 million books in print during its time.".
113. [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-02-05/bleach-manga-has-120-million-copies-in-print-worldwide/.127393 Anime News Network] {{Webarchive. link. (February 5, 2018 "The official Twitter for the live-action film of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga revealed on Monday that the original Bleach manga has 120 million copies in print worldwide." (February 5, 2018))
114. link. (April 18, 2008 on Eiji Yoshikawa: "It has remained on the Japanese best-seller list ever since its initial publication as a novel in 1971, and has sold an estimated 120 million copies." (September 13, 1981))
115. (2023-09-12). "TVアニメ『進撃の巨人』放送10周年と完結を記念してアニメ史上初！ファン参加型の世界合同打ち上げが開催決定！".
116. [http://www.theage.com.au/travel/too-many-cooksons-20081113-64by.html ''The Age''] {{Webarchive. link. (February 7, 2009 on Catherine Cookson: "One hundred million copies of her 103 books have been sold worldwide." (October 6, 2008)
117. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/11637345/Catherine-Cookson-the-missing-link-between-Charles-Dickens-and-Irvine-Welsh.html ''The Telegraph''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 14, 2018 on Catherine Cookson: "Cookson sold 120 million books and for a lengthy period of the 20th century was Britain's most borrowed author." (May 29, 2015))
118. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stephenie-meyer-talks-twilights-10th-833037 ''The Hollywood Reporter''] {{Webarchive. link. (September 14, 2018 on Stephenie Meyer: "the books have sold more than 100 million copies" (October 19, 2015))
119. [http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/44733-little-brown-to-publish-official-twilight-guide.html ''Publishers Weekly''] {{Webarchive. link. (January 14, 2012 on Stephenie Meyer: "Little, Brown to Publish Official 'Twilight' Guide." (October 6, 2011))
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