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Fifty shades of grey has yet to catch up with harry potter and the deathly hallows, which sold over 4 million copies in the uk. Fifty shades of grey sales hit 100 million hollywood reporter. And thats in spite of being banned in ireland and the united states. You are correct, harry potter series has sold way more copies than that other socalled book series. Fifty shades of grey tops decades best seller list fox. More than 150 million copies sold worldwidewhen literature student anastasia steele goes to interview young entrepreneur christian grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. Fifty shades of grey sold 35 million copies in the last decade fifty shades of grey trilogy has been named the best books of the decade based on copies sold. James with her new book, grey, which sold more than 1. This book is the story of a pilot who finds himself isolated in a desert and encounters a prince who happened to fall. Fifty shades of grey movie tiein edition by e l james. See how it compares to the top 100 bestsellers of all time. Fifty shades sequel tops bestseller lists but whips up little. Jamess fifty shades of grey sold in selected countries worldwide as of february 2014. Fifty shades of grey was the bestselling book of the decade.
Historical fiction set around the french revolution by charles dickens was first published in 1859 and remains the topselling book of all time, with 200 million copies sold worldwide. Moreover, you will understand why god gave you such a life. The story of how fifty shades of grey came to the mass market is itself a wonderful tale. Fifty shades of grey trilogy sells 100m copies the independent. Fifty shades of grey trilogy sells 100m copies the.
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Fifty shades of grey has topped bestseller lists around the world, including those of the united kingdom and the united states. Jul 19, 2015 you are correct, harry potter series has sold way more copies than that other socalled book series. Sep 04, 2016 the bestselling books of all time 942016. This was as part of the nyts combined print and ebook fiction list. Feb 27, 2014 the statistic presents the number of copies e. Aug 28, 2012 the story of how fifty shades of grey came to the mass market is itself a wonderful tale.
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. The number of weeks 50 shades of grey was number one on the new york times bestsellers list. In fact, the series holds the top three positions on the decades topten ranking list, with nearly 35 million print and ebook sales. The series, which includes fifty shades of grey, fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed, sold 35 million print and ebook copies from 201119 and inspired film adaptations.
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