Top Ten Best Paid Authors

The October 1st edition of Forbes magazine has an article titled "The World's Best Paid Authors."

For the period from June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2008, here's the list of the top ten best paid authors:

1. J.K. Rowling -- $300 million
2. James Patterson -- $50 million
3. Stephen King -- $45 million
4. Tom Clancy -- $35 million
5. Danielle Steel -- $30 million
6. John Grisham -- $25 million
6. Dean Koontz -- $25 million
8. Ken Follett -- $20 million
9. Janet Evanovich -- $17 million
10. Nicholas Sparks -- $16 million