Forbes Celebrity 100 - Congratulations to the 5 Book Authors

Congratulations to the five book authors who made this year's Forbes Celebrity 100 list:



#37 - James Patterson, thriller novelist - $94 million, with 14 new books in 2011.



#66 - Stephen King, horror novelist - $39 million, with two new books in the past 12 months.



#79 - Janet Evanovich, mystery novelist - $33 million, with one new book in the past 12 months.



#82 - John Grisham, thriller novelist - $26 million, with several new books in the past 12 months.



#85 - J.K. Rowling, fantasy novelist - $17 million, a down year for the billionaire author.

Of course, there were other book authors also on the list (who are known more for their work in other fields): Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Seinfeld, Glenn Beck, Tina Fey, Donald Trump, Tiger Woods, Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay-Z, David Letterman, and Eva Longoria (among others).

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Title Change Makes All the Difference

When Russell Simmons showed Oprah Winfrey a copy of his book manuscript, she said that his title The 12 Laws of Success was corny. She said the book should be titled Do You!.

As Simmons noted later, "I knew she was right, so I went back to the publisher and we changed the name."

If anyone else had told Simmons to change the title, the publisher might not have listened -- but you don't ignore Oprah. She's smart. And she's influential.