Çok satan kurgu yazarları listesi

Bu sayfa, herhangi bir dilde en çok satan kurgu yazarlarının listesini sağlar. Herhangi bir yazar için kesin bir sayı neredeyse imkansız iken, liste güvenilir kaynaklardan sağlanan veya güvenilir kaynaklarca tekrarlanan yaklaşık sayılara dayanmaktadır. "En çok satan" bir yazar tarafından yazılan tek ya da tüm kurgu kitaplarının tahmini satış sayısını ifade eder. Listeyi fazla uzun tutmamak için, en az 100 milyon tahmini satışı olan yazarlar dahil edilmiştir. Çizgi roman yazarları dahil değildir.

Miguel de Cervantes, Alexandre Dumas Pere, Charles Dickens (sadece İki Şehrin Hikayesi 200 milyon kopya sattı.^[1]), Jane Austen, Jack Higgins, Victor Hugo, Jules Verne ve Leon Uris dahil olmak üzere bazı yazarlar için baskı işlerinin 100 milyon kopyadan fazla olduğuna dair göstergeler olmasına rağmen, kesin bir rakam bulunamadığından listeye dahil edilmemiştir.

Bu liste, bütünlüğü için belirli standartları karşılamakla muktedir asla tamamlanmamış bir listedir, güvenilir kaynaklara dayanarak listeyi genişleterek yardımcı olabilirsiniz.

Yazar	Min. tahmini satış	Max. tahmini satış	Orijinal dil	Tür veya başlık	Kitap sayısı	Vatandaşlık
William Shakespeare	2 milyar[2]	4 milyar[3]	İngilizce	Oyunlar ve şiirler		İngiliz
Agatha Christie	2 milyar[4]	4 milyar[3]	İngilizce	Miss Marple ve Hercule Poirot serileri de dahil olmak üzere polisiye roman	85	İngiliz
Barbara Cartland	500 milyon[5]	1 milyar[6]	İngilizce	Romantik	723	ingiliz
Danielle Steel	500 milyon[7]	800 milyon[8]	İngilizce	Aşk	120	Amerikan
Harold Robbins	750 milyon[9]	750 milyon[10]	İngilizce	Macera	23	Amerikan
Georges Simenon	500 milyon[11]	700 milyon[12]	Fransızca	Dedektif romanları, Maigret	570	Belçikalı
Sidney Sheldon	370 milyon[13]	600 milyon[14]	İngilizce	Gerilim, kurgu	21	Amerikan
Enid Blyton	300 milyon[15]	600 milyon[16]	İngilizce	Çocuk edebiyatı, Noddy, The Famous Five	800	İngiliz
Dr. Seuss	100 milyon[17]	500 milyon[18]	İngilizce	Çocuk edebiyatı	44	Amerikan
Gilbert Patten	125 milyon[19]	500 milyon[20]	İngilizce	Gençlik maceraları	209	Amerikan
J. K. Rowling	350 milyon[21]	450 milyon[22]	İngilizce	Harry Potter	11	İngiliz
Leo Tolstoy		413 milyon[23]	Rusça	Anna Karenina, Savaş ve Barış, Philosophical çalışmaları	48	Rus
Jackie Collins	250 milyon[24]	400 milyon[25]	İngilizce	Romantik	25	İngiliz
Horatio Alger, Jr.	200 milyon[26]	400 milyon[27]	İngilizce	Dime novels	135	Amerikan
R. L. Stine	100 milyon[28]	400 milyon[29]	İngilizce	Goosebumps dizisi, Fear Street dizisi, korku, komedi	430+	Amerikan
Corín Tellado	400 milyon[30]	400 milyon[31]	İspanyolca	Romantik	4,000	İspanyol
Dean Koontz	325 milyon[32]	400 milyon[33]	İngilizce	Korku, gerilim, bilim kurgu	91	Amerikan
Alexander Pushkin		357 milyon[23]	Rusça	Oyun, şiir, nesir, Eugene Onegin	17	Rus
Stephen King	300 milyon[34]	350 milyon[35]	İngilizce	Korku, bilim kurgu, fantezi, It, The Shining, The Stand, Bag Of Bones	70	Amerikan
Louis L'Amour	230 milyon[36]	330 milyon[37]	İngilizce	Western	101	Amerikan
Erle Stanley Gardner	100 milyon[38]	325 milyon[39]	İngilizce	Gizem, Perry Mason	140	Amerikan
Jin Yong	100 milyon[40]	300 milyon[41][42]	Çince	Wuxia	15	Hong Kong Çinli
Jirō Akagawa		300 milyon[43]	Japonca	Gizem	500+	Japon
Janet Dailey	300 milyon[44]	300 milyon[45]	İngilizce	Romantik	93	Amerikan
Nora Roberts	145 milyon[46]	300 milyon[47]	İngilizce	Romantik	145	Amerikan
Edgar Wallace		300 milyon[48]	İngilizce	Dedektif	175	İngiliz
Robert Ludlum	110 milyon[49]	290 milyon[50]	İngilizce	Espionage, Jason Bourne	40	Amerikan
James Patterson	150 milyon[51]	275 milyon[52]	İngilizce	Gerilim, Alex Cross	98	Amerikan
Frédéric Dard	200 milyon[53]	270 milyon[54]	Fransızca	Dedektif, San Antonio	300	İsviçreli
Stan and Jan Berenstain	200 milyon[55]	260 milyon[56]	İngilizce	Berenstain Bears	300+	Amerikan
John Grisham	100 milyon[57]	250 milyon[58]	İngilizce	Legal thriller	22	Amerikan
Zane Grey		250 milyon[59]	İngilizce	Western		Amerikan
Irving Wallace		250 milyon[60]	İngilizce	Suspense		Amerikan
J. R. R. Tolkien	200 milyon[61]	250 milyon[62]	İngilizce	Yüzüklerin Efendisi, The Hobbit, klasik fantezi	36	İngiliz
Jeffrey Archer	120 milyon[63]	250 milyon[64]	İngilizce	Gerilim, cinayet	30	İngiliz
Karl May	100 milyon[65]	200 milyon[66]	Almanca	Western, Macera	80	Alman
Mickey Spillane	100 milyon[67]	200 milyon[68]	İngilizce	Dedektif, Mike Hammer		Amerikan
C. S. Lewis	100 milyon[69]	200 milyon[70]	İngilizce	The Chronicles of Narnia, fantasy, popular theology	38	İngiliz
Kyotaro Nishimura		200 milyon[71]	Japonca	Gizem	400+	Japon
Dan Brown	200 milyon	200 milyon[72]	İngilizce	Gerilim, Robert Langdon	6	Amerikan
Ann M. Martin	172 milyon[73]	180 milyon[74]	İngilizce	The Baby-sitters Club	335	Amerikan
Ryōtarō Shiba		180 milyon[75]	Japonca	Tarihi kurgu	350	Japon
Arthur Hailey	150 milyon[76]	170 milyon[77]	İngilizce	Gerilim	11	İngiliz/Kanadalı
Gérard de Villiers		150 milyon[78]	Fransızca	Dedektif, SAS	170	Fransız
Beatrix Potter	100 milyon[79]	150 milyon[80]	İngilizce	Peter Rabbit	23	İngiliz
Michael Crichton	150 milyon[81]	150 milyon[82]	İngilizce	Techno Thriller	25	Amerikan
Richard Scarry	100 milyon[83]	150 milyon[84]	İngilizce	Resimli çocuk kitapları	250	Amerikan
Clive Cussler	40 milyon[85]	150 milyon[86]	İngilizce	Macera, Dirk Pitt	37	Amerikan
Alistair MacLean		150 milyon[87]	İngilizce	Macera, Gerilim Wartime hikayeleri	32	İngiliz
Astrid Lindgren	100 milyon[88]	145 milyon[89]	İsveççe	Çocuk kitapları	100	İsveç
Debbie Macomber	60 milyon[90]	140 milyon[91]	İngilizce	Romantik		Amerikan
Paulo Coelho	92 milyon[92]	140 milyon[93]	Portekizce	The Alchemist		Brezilyalı
Eiji Yoshikawa		120 milyon[94]	Japonca	Musashi	7	Japon
Catherine Cookson	100 milyon[95]	120 milyon[96]	İngilizce	Romantik	103	İngiliz
Stephenie Meyer	100 milyon[97]	116 milyon[98]	İngilizce	The Twilight Saga, The Host, Romantik	6	Amerikan
Norman Bridwell	100 milyon[99]	110 milyon[100]	İngilizce	Clifford the Big Red Dog	80	Amerikan
David Baldacci		110 milyon[101]	İngilizce	Gerilim	25	Amerikan
Roald Dahl	100 milyon[102]	100 milyon[103]	İngilizce	Çocuk kitapları	50	İngiliz
Evan Hunter	100 milyon[104]	100 milyon[105]	İngilizce	Dedektif (Ed McBain)	94	Amerikan
Andrew Neiderman	100 milyon[106]	100 milyon[107]	İngilizce	V. C. Andrews, The Devil's Advocate	60	Amerikan
Roger Hargreaves	100 milyon[108]	100 milyon[109]	İngilizce	Çocuk kitapları, Mr. Men		İngiliz
Anne Rice	75 milyon[110]	100 milyon[111]	İngilizce	Gothic fiction, vampires, Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles)	27	Amerikan
Robin Cook	100 milyon[112]	100 milyon[113]	İngilizce	Medical Thriller	27	Amerikan
Wilbur Smith	80 milyon[114]	100 milyon[115]	İngilizce	Afrika macerası	32	Zambiyalı
Erskine Caldwell	80 milyon[116]	100 milyon[117]	İngilizce	Edebiyat	25	Amerikan
Eleanor Hibbert	100 milyon[118]	100 milyon[119]	İngilizce	Romantik, tarihi	200	İngiliz
Lewis Carroll		100 milyon[120]	İngilizce	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Absürt edebiyat	5	İngiliz
Denise Robins		100 milyon[121]	İngilizce	Romantik	200	İngiliz
Cao Xueqin		100 milyon[122]	Çince	Dream of the Red Chamber		Çinli
Ian Fleming	100 milyon[123]	100 milyon[124]	İngilizce	James Bond	14	İngiliz
Hermann Hesse	100 milyon[125]	100 milyon[126]	Almanca	Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, The Glass Bead Game	45	Alman-İsviçreli
Rex Stout	100 milyon[127]	100 milyon[128]	İngilizce	Nero Wolfe	50	Amerikan
Anne Golon	100 milyon[129]	100 milyon[130]	Fransızca	Angélique	14	Fransız
Ken Follett	90 milyon[131]	100 milyon[132]	İngilizce	Spy Thriller, Historical Thriller	30	İngilizce
Frank G. Slaughter		100 milyon[133]	İngilizce	Medical	62	Amerikan
Edgar Rice Burroughs	100 milyon[134]	100 milyon[135]	İngilizce	Tarzan, Barsoom ve Pellucidar serisi ve diğer bilim-fantezi türleri		Amerikan
John Creasey		100 milyon[136]	İngilizce	Gerilim, cinayet	600	İngiliz
James Michener		100 milyon[137]	İngilizce	Tarihi	47	Amerikan
Yasuo Uchida		100 milyon[138]	Japonca	Gizem	130+	Japon
Seiichi Morimura		100 milyon[138]	Japonca	Gizem	350+	Japon
Mary Higgins Clark	100 milyon[139]	100 milyon[140]	İngilizce	Gerilim		Amerikan
Penny Jordan	90 milyon[141]	100 milyon[142]	İngilizce	Romantik	200+	İngiliz
Patricia Cornwell		100 milyon[143]	İngilizce	Gerilim		Amerikan

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1. Broadway.com'da Charles Dickens (Sadece"İki Şehrin Hikayesi" için rakamlar!): "30 Ağustos 1859 tarihinde ilk baskısının yayımlanmasından bu yana, İki Şehrin Hikayesi kurgusal edebiyat tarihinin en ünlü kitaplarından biri haline geldi, birçok dilde 200 milyondan fazla kopya sattı." (24 Nisan 2008)
2. Times Online'da William Shakespeare: "Christie 103 dile çevrilen iki milyardan fazla kitap sattı. Sadece İncil'in Shakespeare'in eserlerindan daha fazla satıldığı söyleniyor." (Eylül 14, 2005)
3. Times Online'da William Shakespeare ve Agatha Christie: "Christie çoğunluğu Poirot ve Marple'ı içeren 80 polisiye roman yazdı ve sadece İncil ile Shakespeare'in kitaplarının onun kitaplarından yaklaşık 4 Milyar kopya daha fazla sattığı ileri sürülmektedir. " (15 Eylül 2008)
4. News.com.au'da Agatha Christie: "80 suç kitabının, televizyon uyarlamaları sayesinde hazır kitleye sattığı iki milyardan fazla kopyası var" (8 Şubat 2008)
5. The Telegraph'da Barbara Cartland: "(www.condor-sj.com)'dan bilgileniyoruz, '500 milyondn fazla basılan kitabı ile Barbara Cartland, dünyanın en çok okunan yazarı." (25 Şubat 2007)
6. CBS News'de Barbara Cartland: "Dame Barbara Cartland, Dünyanın en üretken 98. yazarı olarak kabul edilir ve toplamda 1 Milyar kitap satışı ile İngiltere'nin romantik kurgu kraliçesidir." (20 Aralık 2000)
7. CBC'de Danielle Steel: "San Francisco ve Paris'te yaşayan münzevi Steel, dünya çapında 500 milyondan fazla kopya sattı, 70'den fazla aşk romanı yayınladı." (21 Nisan 2010)
8. Forbes 'da Danielle Steel: "Evet, doğru okudunuz, 800 Milyon kopya sattı. Aşk romanları ve dramanın en iyisi olarak blinen Danielle Steel'in romanları New York Times en çok satanlar listesinde 390 ardışık hafta kaldı ve 22 kez televizyona uyarlandı" (6 Kaziran 2011)
9. The Independent'de Harold Robbins: "50 yıllık kariyeri boyunca (1997'de öldü) yaklaşık 750 Milyon kitap sattı ve bu süreç içinde, kendini bir marka haline dönüştürdü." (23 Eylül 2008)
10. USA Today'de Harold Robbins: "1948 yılında başlayarak, "The Carpetbaggers", "A Stone for Danny Fisher" ve "The Betsy" dahil 750 milyon kitap sattı." (9 Ekim 2007)
11. The Age'de Georges Simenon: "500 Milyon dünya çapında satış ile, döneminin en çok okunan yazarı." (14 Eylül 2003)
12. The Wall Street Journal'da Georges Simenon: "Simenon 40 ülkede 700'den milyondan fazla kopya sattı ve 17 takma ad kullanarak, 57 dile çevrilen yaklaşık 570 kitap yayımladı." (1 Nisan 2003)
13. Variety'de Sidney Sheldon: "Sidney Sheldon için YENİ BİR KİLOMETRE TAŞI, 370 milyondan fazla kitap sattı." (6 Ekim 1995)
14. The Columbus Dispatch'da Sidney Sheldon: "180 ülkede 600 milyondan fazla satan kitaplarıyla, dünyanın en çok çevrilen yazarlarından biri oldu." (31 Ocak 2007)
15. Encyclopædia Britannica 'da Enid Blyton: "20. yüzyılın sonlarına doğru kitapları 300 milyondan fazla kopya sattı ve en az 90 dile çevrilmiştir." (24 Kasım 2007)
16. The Huddersfield DailyExaminer'da Enid Blyton: "90 dile çevr,lmiş bulunuyor, UNESCO'ya göre dünya çapında altıncı en popüler yazar, neredeyse Shakespeare ile eşit ve 600 milyon kopya sattı." (25 Ağustos 2008)
17. The Daily Utah Chronicle'da Dr. Seuss: "Pulitzer ödüllü Seuss yazdı ve resimledi, 47 kitabı 18 dilde 100 milyondan fazla kopya sattı." (5 Mart 2001)
18. The New York Times'da Dr. Seuss: "Bugün Dr Seuss'ın 500 milyondan fazla satan 44 kitabı 21 dile tercüme edilmiştir." (2 Mart 2004)
19. Susan Edgerton e.a. in Imagining the Academy: Higher Education and Popular Culture sayfa 53, Gilbert Patten: "Frank Merriwell dizisinin en az 125 milyon kopya sattığı tahmin edilmekedir. (209 kitaba koşuyor)." (2004)
20. LeRoy Ashby With Amusement For All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830 sayfa 145, Gilbert Patten: "[...] 250 çocuk kitabının kahramanları "Merriwell kardeşler", 500 milyondan fazla toplam satışla 1896 ve 1918 arasındaki toplam İncil satışını aştı." (2006)
21. AFP'da J. K. Rowling: "Rowling'in çocuk sihirbaz Harry Potter hikayeleri, dünya çapında 65 dilde neredeyse 350 milyon kopya sattı." (8 Mayıs 2008)
22. Times Live'da J. K. Rowling: "450 milyon kopya sattı. " (28 Kasım 2010)
23. New York Times 15 Şubat 1987
24. The Chicago Tribune on Jackie Collins: "More than 250 milyon copies of her books have been sold to fans in more than 40 countries" (1 January 2007)
25. The Guardian on Jackie Collins: "One of the world's bestselling writers with more than 400 milyon books sold in over 40 countries. " (27 June 2004)
26. The Chinook Observer on Horatio Alger, Jr.: "Americans bought 200 milyon copies of his dime novels -- with intriguing titles like Raggedy Dick and Sink or Swim. " (30 March 2005)
27. Time magazine on Horatio Alger: "[...] that have sold from 100 milyon to 400 milyon copies, depending on which literary historian you believe." (12 February 1973)
28. The Hindu on R. L. Stine: "As R.L. Stine points out (and he should know, having sold over a 100 milyon copies of over 160 different spooky stories)" (7 September 2003)
29. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on R. L. Stine: "Altogether, Stine has sold more than 400 milyon books." (8 April 2007)
30. Latin American Herald Tribune on Corin Tellado: "In the course of her life she published more than 4,000 romance novels that sold 400 milyon copies, which earned her a place in the Guinness Book of Records where she has been a fixture since 1994." (11 April 2009)
31. AFP on Corin Tellado: "Corin Tellado, Spain's most prolific romantic novelist whose books sold over 400 milyon copies, died Saturday at the age of 81, three days after she finished her last novel, a hospital official said." (11 April 2009)
32. The OC Register on Dean Koontz: "Admitting to finally having found a great editor at Bantam, the author, who has sold 325 milyon books in 38 languages, talked about his craft. " (September 25, 2007)
33. Daily Pilot on Dean Koontz: "He's now the world's sixth most highly paid author, tied with John Grisham at $25 milyon in annual sales, and his novels have sold more than 400 milyon copies." (7 January 2011)
34. ABC Australia on Stephen King: "Stephen King, author of more than 40 novels with sales of around 300 milyon copies, [...]" (12 November 2006)
35. BBC on Stephen King: "But - after selling 350 milyon copies of his horror and suspense books - the author's latest work draws on a series of events which almost broke him." (22 November 2006)
36. Ray Broadmus Browne and Pat Browne in The Guide to United States Popular Culture page 473, on Louis L'Amour: "His books have sold over 230 milyon copies, making him one of the best- selling authors in modern literary history. " (2001)
37. The Jamestown Sun on Louis L'Amour: "More than 330 milyon copies of his books have been sold, translated into 27 languages." (29 October 2001)
38. The New York Sun on Erle Stanley Gardner: "Erle Stanley Gardner (whose Perry Mason stories sold more than a 100 milyon books)" (20 July 2005)
39. The New York Times on Erle Stanley Gardner: "Gardner's books continue to be reissued regularly both here and abroad. Sales to date exceed 325 milyon copies." (22 November 1992)
40. I. B.Tauris & Company on Jin Yong: "Jin Yong (1924-) is China's bestselling living novelist. His 15 books have sold more than 100 milyon copies worldwide..."
41. Shue Yan Newsletter on Jin Yong: "Professor Cha adopted ‘Jin Rong’ as his pen-name for his 15 martial arts novels of which over 300 milyon 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."
42. Lewis Manalo. "The milyar Copy Opportunity". Publishing Perspectives. http://publishingperspectives.com/2010/02/the-milyar-copy-opportunity/. "Without rival, the twentieth century’s king of the genre is Louis Cha. Estimates of his book sales reach up to 300 milyon copies. One editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review estimated that, if one also counted the pirated copies, over 1 milyar of Cha’s books have been sold. His fourteen novels have been adapted into countless comic books, television shows, and films." 
43. Nishi-Nippon Shinbun (Japanese Language, 25 February 2007)
44. BBC AudioBooks catalogue 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 milyon copies of her books sold in nineteen languages in ninety-eight countries" (2007)
45. Pamela Regis in A Natural History of the Romance Novel page 159 on Janet Dailey: "There are 300 milyon copies of her books in print, making her the third best-selling author of all time" (2007)
46. BBC on Nora Roberts: "Nora Roberts currently has 145 milyon books in print." (6 June 2002)
47. The Herald-Mail on Nora Roberts: "There are nearly 300 milyon copies of her books in print." (4 May 2007)
48. The "American mystery and detective novels: a reference guide" on Edgar Wallace: "Christie alone has sold 500 milyon copies; Edgar Wallace, 300 milyon; Georges Simenon, 300 milyon; and Mickey Spillane, 150 milyon." (1999)
49. BBC on Robert Ludlum: "He has sold more than 110 milyon books in 40 countries and 32 languages." (13 March 2001)
50. BBC on Robert Ludlum: "The author, who died in 2001, has sold more than 290 milyon books worldwide." (11 August 2005)
51. ABC News on James Patterson: "Interesting that James Patterson has sold nearly 150 milyon books." (13 March 2008)
52. Express on James Patterson: "At the last count the 65-year-old American has sold 275 milyon copies of his books." (26 February 2013)
53. The New York Times on Frédéric Dard: "Mr. Dard wrote almost 300 books, of which more than 200 milyon copies have been sold." (15 June 2000)
54. 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 milyon books." (9 June 2000)
55. The Daily Nebraskan on the Berenstains: ""They've sold over 200 milyon copies of their books," said director James Larson." (21 November 2005)
56. 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 milyon books worldwide." (7 April 2002)
57. The New York Times on John Grisham: "Over the last 15 years, more than 100 milyon copies of Mr. Grisham's books have been published in hardcover and paperback worldwide." (19 January 2005)
58. BBC on John Grisham: "While legal thriller writer Grisham - who has sold more that 250 milyon books in his 20-year career - picked up a lifetime achievement award, Ian Rankin's The Naming of the Dead won best crime thriller." (28 March 2007)
59. The Payson Roundup on Zane Grey: ""Zane Grey had 250 milyon books published," Wolfe said." (22 November 2005)
60. The Writer's Almanac on Irving Wallace: "Although often scorned by critics, his 16 novels and 17 works of nonfiction have sold some 250 milyon copies worldwide." (19 March 2003)
61. USA Today on J. R. R. Tolkien: "Tolkien's franchise has resulted in more than 200 milyon books sold globally and $3.5 milyar in box office revenue — not to mention tens of milyons of DVDs sold." (23 April 2007)
62. Vancouver Sun on J. R. R. Tolkien: "Since its publication in the mid 1950s, the series (plus its prequel The Hobbit) has sold an estimated 250 milyon copies and has inspired legions of fans who revere the books." (November 20, 2008)
63. Hello Magazine on Jeffrey Archer: "To date he has notched up sales of over 120 milyon books worldwide." (2008)
64. The Sydney Morning Herald on Jeffrey Archer: "Earlier this month, in India, the man whose books have sold more than 250 milyon copies around the world tackled a queue of 1500 readers clutching their books, eager for him to inscribe them." (23 March 2011)
65. The Wall Street Journal on Karl May: "the best-selling German author of all time, with 100 milyon books" (1 January 2004)
66. Deutsche Welle on Karl May: "With sales of over 200 milyon books, Karl May remains a household name in today's Germany." (4 April 2001)
67. CBC obituary of Mickey Spillane: "He sold more than 100 milyon books, and Hammer inspired several TV series and movies." (18 July 2006)
68. The Washington Post on Mickey Spillane: "According to today's industry estimates, his 26 books have sold more than 200 milyon copies." (22 August 2001)
69. BBC on C. S. Lewis: "favourite Northern Irish author has sold over 100 milyon books and inspired the Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings novels." (8 February 2008)
70. The Daily Herald 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 milyon copies worldwide and remain in print 38 years after his death." (20 October 2001)
71. Famitsu.com (Japanese language, May 11, 2007)
72. ^ http://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
73. Benjamin M. Compaine and Douglas Gomery, 'Who Owns the Media?: Competition and Concentration in the Mass Media Industry' page 115"
74. The Wall Street Journal 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 milyon copies -- sold only $10 milyon in tickets, barely exceeding its $6.5 milyon budget." (8 October 2004)
75. Japan Inc. on Ryōtarō Shiba: "Altogether, including such genres as dialogues with other authors, more than 180 milyon copies of his books have been printed" (22 June 2006)
76. The Age 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 milyon copies, were translated into about 40 languages, and brought him tens of milyons of dollars" (28 November 2004)
77. The Washington Post on Arthur Hailey: "He wrote 11 books, which were published in 40 countries and 38 languages, with about 170 milyon copies in print." (27 November 2004)
78. Sunday Herald on Gerard De Villiers: "De Villiers, now 78, claims to have sold an extraordinary 150 milyon books over his career - with every year a milyon more added to the total in France alone." (November 19, 2007)
79. 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 milyon copies. " (2008)
80. USA Today on Beatrix Potter: "Potter's story of the rabbit who is nearly killed after defying his mother's warnings to avoid the garden of a farmer named McGregor has sold more than 150 milyon copies in 35 languages." (23 June 2003)
81. The Telegraph on Michael Crichton: "His books have sold more than 150 milyon copies." (1 July 2007)
82. Wall Street Journal 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 milyon books, and that 13 of them have been adapted into movies." (16 November 2006)
83. Encyclopædia Britannica on Richard Scarry: "His "busy" books and dictionaries sold more than 100 milyon 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)
84. Worldscreen on Richard Scarry: "More than 150 milyon books by Richard Scarry have been sold worldwide and translated into 30 languages." (2 April 2007)
85. The Rocky Mountain Collegian on Clive Cussler: "An audit later revealed the number of Cussler books sold was around 40 milyon at the time the contract was negotiated in 2000." (5 March 2007)
86. The Telegraph 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 milyon copies in 40 languages and have made the author a very wealthy man." (23 February 2004)
87. Dominic Head in The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English page 431 on Alistair MacLean: "Alistair MacLean's works have sold more than 150 milyon copies worldwide." (2006)
88. BBC on Astrid Lindgren: "Lindgren's books have sold over 100 milyon copies in some 80 languages." (28 January 2002
89. BusinessWeek on Astrid Lindgren: "True, Lindgren's books, which have sold more than 145 milyon copies the world over, remain bestsellers to this day and the films based on her scripts continue to be immensely popular." (16 November 2007)
90. Publishers Weekly on Debbie Macomber: "Last year her new books sold 2.8 milyon copies, bringing her total in print to more than 60 milyon." (19 June 2006)
91. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune on Debbie Macomber: "She is constantly on one bestseller list or another, and right now there are more than 140 milyon copies of her novels in print" (25 April 2010)
92. AFP on Paulo Coelho: "He is the all-time best-selling writer in the Portuguese language, with a total of between 92 milyon and 100 milyon books sold." (May 31, 2008)
93. The Hindustan Times on Paulo Coelho: "It is Coelho’s 22nd offering — previous works [...] have sold over 140 milyon copies in 73 languages." (27 July 2012)
94. The New York Times 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 milyon copies." (13 September 1981)
95. The Age on Catherine Cookson: "One hundred milyon copies of her 103 books have been sold worldwide." (6 October 2008
96. Hastings Chronicle on Catherine Cookson: "When Dame Catherine died, in June 1998, she had completed 103 novels, sold over 120 milyon books worldwide and had £20 milyon in the bank - all of which went to charities." (2008)
97. The Montreal Gazette on Stephenie Meyer: "In book form, "Twilight" and its sequels "New Moon," "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn", have sold 100 milyon copies worldwide, according to Little, Brown Book Group." (31 March 2010)
98. Publishers Weekly on Stephenie Meyer: "Little, Brown to Publish Official 'Twilight' Guide." (6 October 2011)
99. The Library of Congress on Norman Bridwell: "Now more than 80 Clifford books have been published, close to 100 milyon books are in print, and Clifford's adventures are published in several languages worldwide." (2002)
100. KRCB television on Norman Bridwell: "Scholastic’s beloved, best-selling children’s books by Norman Bridwell, with more than 160 titles and 110 milyon books in print." (2008)
101. The National on David Baldacci: "At last count, David Baldacci had sold 110 milyon copies of his incredibly popular thrillers." (9 August 2011)
102. The International Herald Tribune on Roald Dahl: "Dahl's books, many of them darkly comic and featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters, have sold over 100 milyon copies." (13 September 2006)
103. BBC on Roald Dahl: "Exhibitions and children's reading campaigns are being held to commemorate the life of Dahl, who died in 1990 and has sold more than 100 milyon books." (13 September 2006)
104. The New York Times on Ed McBain: "Ms. Gelfman, his agent, estimated that in 50 years of writing, he had sold more than 100 milyon copies of his work." (July 7, 2005)
105. The Hollywood Reporter on Ed McBain: "Evan Hunter, 78, a best-selling cop novel author who sold more than 100 milyon books under his own name and the pseudonym Ed McBain." (December 30, 2005)
106. The Sun Runner on Andrew Neiderman: "Aside from the fact that “The Devil’s Advocate” is a film classic featuring Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron, Neiderman has over 100 milyon books in print and has been published in 95 countries. " (2005)
107. Authors' Den on Andrew Neiderman: "Neiderman has over 100 milyon books in print and has been published in 95 countries." (3 August 2006)
108. The Independent on Roger Hargreaves: "The popularity of the original characters led to a television series, sold 100 milyon books and created a business worth £130m" (22 January 2003)
109. News Australia on Roger Hargreaves: "The popular series featured characters like Mr Strong, Mr Tickle and Mr Muddle, and it has been estimated that more than 100 milyon books from the Mr Men range had been sold worldwide." (February 11, 2008)
110. The Dallas Morning News on Anne Rice: "All told, her books have sold more than 75 milyon copies worldwide, been made into movies and inspired a Broadway musical." (5 October 2008)
111. Tampa St. Petersburg Times on Anne Rice: "Her 27 novels have sold some 100-milyon copies." (5 October 2008)
112. Variety on Robin Cook: "Cook, who with more than 100 milyon books in print virtually owns the medical-thriller genre, appears to be branching out of his element by adding an extraterrestrial component." (2 May 1997)
113. Wesleyan University on Robin Cook: "He has sold more than 100 milyon books worldwide, which have been translated into approximately 40 languages." (2007)
114. The Telegraph on Wilbur Smith: "Translated into 26 languages, they have sold more than 80 milyon copies worldwide." (28 April 2007)
115. The Herald on Wilbur Smith: "He is the author of 25 best-sellers and claims in court papers to have sold about 100 milyon books." (21 May 2002)
116. Augusta Chronicle on Erskine Caldwell: "Mr. Caldwell's books have sold 80 milyon copies and have been published in 43 languages. " (11 February 2007)
117. The New York Times on Erskine Caldwell: "More than 100 milyon copies of his books have been printed around the world, and his short stories continue to be included in anthologies" (1 December 1982)
118. The Independent on Eleanor Hibbert: "She sold staggering amounts, in the region of 100 milyon copies." (28 September 2008)
119. The New York Times on Eleanor Hibbert: "Eleanor Hibbert, a prolific and popular novelist whose books, written under the pen names Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr, sold more than 100 milyon copies, died on Monday aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship." (January 21, 1993)
120. The New York Times on Lewis Carroll: "Over 100 milyon copies of Carroll's book have been sold, Mr. Allen said." (18 April 1985)
121. The Miami Herald on Denise Robins: "Miss Robins' novels, translated into 15 languages, sold more than 100 milyon copies. " (3 May 1985)
122. China.org on Cao Xueqin: "Sun said that the book has sold over 100 milyon copies worldwide so far. " (14 December 2005)
123. The Times of India on Ian Fleming: "Faulks took up where Fleming left off in 1966 with Octopussy and the Living Daylights, the last of 14 Bond books which have sold 100 milyon copies since." (13 July 2007)
124. The New Zealand Herald on Ian Fleming: "Faulks took up where Fleming left off in 1966 with Octopussy and the Living Daylights, the last of 14 Bond books which have sold 100 milyon copies since." (July 11, 2007-
125. Eckhard Bernstein in Culture and Customs of Germany page 101 on Hermann Hesse: "Over 100 milyon copies of his works have been sold worldwide" (2004)
126. The International Herald Tribune on Hermann Hesse: "Hesse's novels appear in 68 languages and have been sold more than 100 milyon copies worldwide" (28 October 1999)
127. The Capital Journal on Rex Stout: "During his 88-year life, he had written about 50 books and 75 novellas and short stories, which had been translated into 26 languages and sold more than 100 milyon copies." (21 September 2003)
128. The Philadelphia Enquirer on Rex Stout: "Readers have snapped up more than 100 milyon copies of the books." (29 November 1986)
129. Dr. Jaap van Ginneken in Screening Difference: How Hollywood's Blockbuster Films Imagine Race, Ethnicity and Culture page 124, on Anne Golon: "All together, they published thirteen titles, translated into forty-five languages and selling more than 100 milyon copies. " (2007)
130. The Age on Anne Golon: "Somehow, despite her books having sold more than 100 milyon copies in 45 countries, Golon is living in straitened circumstances" (13 November 2004)
131. CBS on Ken Follett: "In all, he's sold 90 milyon books." (7 October 2007)
132. The Telegraph on Ken Follett: "If you didn't know Ken Follett was a multimilyonaire novelist, whose books have sold, according to his publishers, about 100 milyon copies, you could be forgiven for thinking him a second-hand car-dealer." (7 October 2007)
133. Kevin McCarthy's The Book Lover's Guide to Florida on Frank G. Slaughter: "Through 1990, Slaughter's books have averaged more than a milyon sales per title, totaling over 100 milyon copies." (1992)
134. Steven R. Serafin in The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, p. 145, on Edgar Rice Burroughs: "[...] sales of his novels exceed 100 milyon copies." (2005)
135. Bret E. Carroll in American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia, page 449, on Edgar Rice Burroughs: "The twenty-five novels that followed between 1912 and 1947 were a huge commercial success, with over 100 milyon copies sold" (2003)
136. Neil Shulman e.a. in Get Between the Covers: Leave a Legacy by Writing a Book, page 225, on John Creasey: "Over his lifetime, he managed to write over 600 novels and to sell approximately 100 milyon copies of his books worldwide." (2006)
137. Thomas D. Hamm in The Quakers in America page 208, on James Michener: "Michener produced a steady stream of books for the rest of his life, with total sales of over 100 milyon." (2003)
138. Zenkoku Shoten Shinbun (Japanese language, March 21, 2008)
139. The Deseret News on Mary Higgins Clark: "Mary Higgins Clark has been on the New York Times best-sellers list 27 times and has more than 100 milyon copies in print in the United States" (29 March 2009)
140. Forbes on Mary Higgins Clark: "Sales:100 milyon books sold" (6 June 2011)
141. The Telegraph on Penny Jordan: "selling more than 90 milyon copies of nearly 190 titles" (19 January 2012)
142. The Washington Post on Penny Jordan: "sold more than 100 milyon copies worldwide" (21 January 2012)
143. The Christian Science Monitor on Patricia Cornwell: "Cornwell’s books have sold more than 100 milyon copies." (21 February 2013)