The statistic presents data on the annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018. The author of '50 Shades of Grey' earned 10.5 million U.S. dollars in the period June 2017 to June 2018, down from 11.5 million a year earlier.
Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018
(in million U.S. dollars)
Figures for the period June 2013 to June 2017 come from earlier Forbes reports. The source provides the following information on the methodology: "To form the list of highest-earning authors, we look at print, ebook and audiobook sales from Nielsen BookScan figures, consider TV and movie earnings and talk to authors, agents, publishers and other experts. Earnings (...) are pretax; other fees are not deducted."
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Forbes. (December 11, 2018). Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/321670/e-l-james-earnings/
Forbes. "Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321670/e-l-james-earnings/
Forbes. (2018). Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321670/e-l-james-earnings/
Forbes. "Annual Earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321670/e-l-james-earnings/
Forbes, Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321670/e-l-james-earnings/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, December 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/321670/e-l-james-earnings/
