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07-29-2005, 10:45 AM
| | |  Jo Rowling: 40th most powerful woman
Forbes has published their list of the 100 most powerful women and J.K.Rowling is ranked at number 40.
Last year she came in at 85th place and her ranking this year makes her Britain's most powerful woman. Quote:
Rowling, 40, is a media dynamo. Her Harry Potter books have sold a stunning 270 million copies in 62 languages worldwide. Her sixth installment of the Harry Potter blockbuster series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, sold a breathtaking 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hours of release and is the largest-ever product debut on Amazon.com. Generating more than $100 million in revenue, her new book's debut is not only the richest opening in publishing history but also gave heart palpitations to the makers of the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which debuted the same weekend as the new book. This seven-year phenomenon is not letting up anytime soon, though Rowling has said the seventh installment will be her last. Harry Potter movies, with their antic capers of magic and wizardry at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, have grossed an impressive $2.5 billion to date, including DVDs.
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07-29-2005, 10:51 AM
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|  Official -()- Seeker*lives in a zoo*Ashwinder
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Wow, not bad... but she sure deserves it!  | 
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07-29-2005, 10:53 AM
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| | Gnome
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: A place beyond your imagination...
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WOW that is really amazing 100 milion dollar only on HP books
Go JK you deserve it!
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07-29-2005, 11:41 AM
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yeah, she sure deserves it. From 85 to 40, that's good.
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07-29-2005, 11:43 AM
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| | Gnome
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Oooh.. Wow! That's cool! Yeah! She DOES deserve it! You go JKR!!! 
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07-29-2005, 11:48 AM
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| *dreamy face* Dugbog
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wow. that's cool. she deserves it. she deserves everything  | |
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07-29-2005, 11:52 AM
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That is so cool. She definitely deserves that. That's awesome that she's Britians most powerful woman too. Go J.K. Rowling!
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07-29-2005, 12:29 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
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Woooh Go Jo She deserves it shes come from practicly nothing to be one of the best authors so Go Jo
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07-29-2005, 12:54 PM
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| | Gnome
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Good to know that, but do you know Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ranked number 4?
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07-29-2005, 01:35 PM
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| | Phoenix
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Good for her! Nothing shabby about #40!!!
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07-29-2005, 01:43 PM
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She REALLY Deserves It She Has Done Great Books And I Think That Is Cool.
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07-29-2005, 02:00 PM
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| | Skrewt
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she deseveres it shes done fantastic books true.
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07-29-2005, 03:09 PM
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| | Mooncalf
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"Powerful"??? Glad she made it! Her glory simply keeps magnifying non-stop!
Congrats! JKR
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07-29-2005, 03:10 PM
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| | Dragon
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Good position to be in, below the half way mark. | |
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07-29-2005, 03:19 PM
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| | Jarvey
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its funny how far writing your dreams on to paper and cuz your competey poor you publish it....now look at where she is...she is amazing and derserves it
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07-29-2005, 03:23 PM
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| | Erumpent
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She definitely deserves it! | |
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07-29-2005, 03:26 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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Strange to see that writing books can make you one of the most powerful women ...
of course JK deserves it but it's .. well, strange
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07-29-2005, 03:57 PM
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I'm so glad for her. She deserves every penny! | |
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07-29-2005, 04:30 PM
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| | Banshee
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Well Jo says she isnt worth that much.. but there isa no doubt that she is powerfull just look at the release of HBP!
Well done Jo i am so pelased she is higher than Cherie blair..
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07-29-2005, 04:38 PM
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| | Dugbog
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wow..thats a big jump.i bet once the 7th book comes out she'll be up even further...
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07-29-2005, 05:46 PM
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| | Poltergeist
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Well Jo says she isnt worth that much..
Because it's in dollars, she's a 'billionaire'. But I think in Sterling it's pretty different.
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07-29-2005, 05:54 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
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awesome for her! she deserves it! 85 to 40? shoot i wish i was powerful enough to be at least 100 on the list
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07-29-2005, 06:25 PM
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|  Tom's BirdKeeper of Dan's GuitarSkrewt
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wish she got in the top 10 though either way she did great
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07-29-2005, 06:30 PM
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| | Faerie
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Good for her
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07-29-2005, 07:32 PM
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| | Acromantula
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Cool! *chants*... Go JK... Go JK... it's your birthday. lol
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