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03-10-2006, 04:45 PM
| | |  J.K. Rowling Among Forbes Richest People
J.K. Rowling has made Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's richest people. Coming in at #746, with a net worth of about $1 billion, Forbes has this to say about Ms. Rowling: Quote:
Author had a banner year last year. Last July, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in her widely successful Potter series, was a huge hit. Rowling sold 60 million books worldwide last year, bringing the tally to 310 million copies of Harry Potter books sold. In November, Warner Bros. released Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth Potter film and reversed a creeping Harry box-office slide. The movie pulled in $287 million in the U.S., the highest grossing film in the series after the debut film. A source in the Rowling camp says that last book in the series will be out in 2007.
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Wow, go her! Thats a lot of books sold!
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| | Leprechaun
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03-10-2006, 04:51 PM
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| | Banshee
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Another point that has been noted, though I hesitate to state it as the " big news" yet, is this line: Quote: A source in the Rowling camp says that last book in the series will be out in 2007. Forbes is a very reputible magazine and does not normally make statements that can be seen as 'rumors'. So this is very interesting.
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Wow thats a lot of books sold!! 
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03-10-2006, 04:54 PM
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| | Banshee
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And, on yet another note (as Lissy feels wordy on this one), is that this is a remarkable achievement on JKR's part when one reflects on her humble beginings. I admire her very much and I think that she is a wonderful role model for what a person can achieve.
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03-10-2006, 04:57 PM
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WOW!!! Lucky woman.......But she deserves every penny!!!
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03-10-2006, 05:06 PM
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wow!! Lucky!! But she is such an awesome writer....u deserve it JK!!
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03-10-2006, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Lissydove Another point that has been noted, though I hesitate to state it as the "big news" yet, is this line:
Forbes is a very reputible magazine and does not normally make statements that can be seen as 'rumors'. So this is very interesting. I was wondering abt that, but didn't want to falsely hope. *crosses fingers*
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03-10-2006, 05:18 PM
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What I noticed was even though she has a net amount of $1.billion...she's still only #746! Just how much money do you need to have to get into the top 10 :o
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03-10-2006, 05:18 PM
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hmm...2007....*looks at calender hopefully*
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03-10-2006, 05:23 PM
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Kewl, Go JKR!
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good for her.. she deserves it because she write the best books in the world!!
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I wonder if she knew she would have a hit with her books?  | |
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03-10-2006, 05:59 PM
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Congratulations to her.
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03-10-2006, 06:11 PM
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GO JKR! she is so brilliant! she soo deserves to be there! And bout the book coming out in 2007, all i have to say is this! YIPEE! im so psyched now!
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03-10-2006, 06:35 PM
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wow !! great !
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03-10-2006, 06:39 PM
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Quote: A source in the Rowling camp says that last book in the series will be out in 2007. That was expected as Rowling of course won't have the chance to write all the book and to be published in 2006 so I think it will in June or July 2007.
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03-10-2006, 06:46 PM
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A source in the Rowling camp says that last book in the series will be out in 2007.
2007!! Yes!! That's next year. Still, next year is a long way off, and it might be published in December or something.
Anyway,that's a lot of books, and money. Way to go, JKR!
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03-10-2006, 07:04 PM
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Woah that's a heck of alot of books sold. Go JK!! | |
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#746?! How long is that list?!
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03-10-2006, 07:51 PM
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Woah, I've never really thought of her as being one of the riches people, but now I see that of course she is because of all those HP books! And we all know how great they are! 
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03-10-2006, 08:04 PM
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^ u should know that jkr is the only author who wrote her way into becomin a billionaire!
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03-10-2006, 08:11 PM
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Gosh! She is rich!
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