Have you ever wondered how much your favourite authors are paid, compared say to how much you are paid? Well Wordery.com have created a tool that allows you to compare your wages with the highest paid authors in the world.
The team has researched the world’s highest paid authors and this tool allows you to see how long it takes the five highest paid authors to what you earn. The research is interesting and found that:
JK Rowling takes the crown as the highest paid author earning $181 (£136) per minute
The top 5 authors collectively earn over $238 million (£178 million) in a year
The highest paid author, JK Rowling earns roughly $4.37 (£3.40) per word against the average typing speed
Horror novel writer Stephen King appears in the top 5 best selling authors with at least least 87 books written over 44 years
Children’s favourite Jeff Kinney is the world’s best selling children’s author making $21,000,000 (£16,113,300) per year
Fill in the details and see how you compare to the five highest paid authors in the world.
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