The commercialization of fanfiction began before the internet came into existence, back when E.L. Kirk And Spock: The "Grandaddies Of Slash Fanfic" James is the most commercially successful fanfiction author of all time, but she's far from the. The success of the Fifty Shades franchise triggered a gold rush, with publishers clamoring to find the next big thing in fanfiction.Į.L. James represents fanfiction in mainstream culture. theaters – and hitting the international box office on Valentine’s Day – James’ fortunes will only continue to grow.įor better or worse, E.L. With Fifty Shades Darker now showing in U.S. James was the eighth highest-paid author in the world, earning $14 million in 12 months, which brings her four-year total earnings to a whopping $131 million. James the highest-paid author in the world, with $95 million in earnings, thanks to her massive book sales and a seven-figure paycheck for the first movie adaptation.
To date, James has sold over 70 million copies worldwide, including print, e-books and audiobooks. James published the renamed Fifty Shades of Grey with Writer’s Coffee Shop, an independent Australian publisher that was created by fans to commercially publish their work. After removing references to Twilight from Master of the Universe, a practice known as “filing off the serial numbers,” E.L.
Though the Fifty Shades itself has been dismissed by many as “mommy porn” and “the Great Idiot American Novel,” James is the most commercially successful fanfiction author of all time.
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