emelee Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 According to Wikipedia, these are the most sold books (aside from the bible, the coran etc), all sold more than 100 million copies. How many of them have you bought to contribute to the numbers? Singles: A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien 红楼梦 (Dream of the Red Chamber) - Cao Xueqin 论三个代表 (On the Three Representations) - Jiang Zemin And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie Series: Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling Goosebumps - R. L. Stine Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner Berenstain Bears - Stan and Jan Berenstain Choose Your Own Adventure - various authors Sweet Valley High - Francine Pascal and ghostwriters Noddy - Enid Blyton Nancy Drew - various authors as Carolyn Keene The Railway Series (spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) - Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry The Baby-sitters Club - Ann Martin Star Wars - various authors Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter Chicken Soup for the Soul - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen Frank Merriwell - Gilbert Patten Dirk Pitt - Clive Cussler 宮本武蔵 (Musashi) - Eiji Yoshikawa American Girl - various authors The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis Clifford the Big Red Dog - Norman Bridwell James Bond - Ian Fleming Twilight - Stephenie Meyer Mr. Men - Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 (edited) Hmmm, a few: Myself: The Lord of the Rings The Hobbit The Nancy Drew series when I was young The Chronicles of Narnia For my son when he was younger: The first few Harry Potter A few Goosebumps The Beatrix Potter books Mr Men A couple of the modernised Noddy books Do you have many of them yourself, Emelee? Edited November 27, 2010 by Ooshie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelee Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 I have contributed with 2 copies of And Then There Were None. One for me, one for a friend. When I was a kid, mom bought me some Nancy Drew & Sweet Valley High books. But that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 For me both Tolkeins and the Agatha Christie for the series its Harry Potter, Nancy Drew and Narnia so not that many really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 So close! The only one I have ever actually bought myself is Twilight. None of the others. I've seen/read/owned some of the others, given to me as presents or lent, but never bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I've bought Twilight and the Harry Potter series. I have some Mr Men but my parents brought those. I've read my Mum's copy of The Hobbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling (I bought the first few in paperback, but then went back and got them all in adult hb) Choose Your Own Adventure - various authors (I read quite a few as a kid) Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter (Xan was given the complete Beatric Potter set as a gift) The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis (I was given the omnibus edition as a gift, but I used to have them all as singles as a kid) Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (I bought them, I read them, I sold them. I don't miss them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Singles: A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens...I have a couple of used copies, I think. The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien...I have two copies. The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien...I used to have two, and then I gave one to my brother. Series: Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling...I have the first four in paperback, and the rest in hardcover. Berenstain Bears - Stan and Jan Berenstain...we had a ton of these growing up, and I think my parents have given them to my nephew. The Baby-sitters Club - Ann Martin....I had about 60 of these (they were my favorites when I was young) and then gave them all to my boyfriend's sister, just before she grew out of them and became a goth. Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter...I had a collection of four Beatrix Potter books, but I don't know what happened to them. I'm planning on getting a collection for my nephew for Christmas. Not too bad for an American, I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Singles: A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens (I have bought a couple of copies, but only one brand new) The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Series: Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling Goosebumps - R. L. Stine (I own about 30) Noddy - Enid Blyton (I had a fair few from the series) Nancy Drew - various authors as Carolyn Keene (I had a fair few from the series) The Baby-sitters Club - Ann Martin (massive BSC fan; I own at least 160) The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis (bought an all-in-one edition and am now buying them again as single editions) James Bond - Ian Fleming (bought about 5 secondhand) Mr. Men - Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves (I've bought a couple as joke gifts for a friend in recent years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Singles: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Series: Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling Goosebumps - R. L. Stine Choose Your Own Adventure - various authors Sweet Valley High - Francine Pascal and ghostwriters - Bought for a relative Nancy Drew - various authors as Carolyn Keene - Bought for a relative The Baby-sitters Club - Ann Martin - Bought for a relative Star Wars - various authors - Only two individula books out of the entire series I believe, never got into them. Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis Twilight - Stephenie Meyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Univerze Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Just Lord of the Rings (dutch versions, gift from parents) and the Harry potter series, some were gifts, others I bought myself (and I have some copies doubles, in dutch and also in english). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Only one I officially bought myself was 'The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien. I did use my pocket money when younger on Mr Men books from the local market book stall. I possibly may have also bought a Goosebumps book for myself from the travelling book fair in primary school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelee Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 I have never heard of many of these books, we do not really have many of those childrens books in Sweden. I have never heard of Peter Rabbit, Goosebumps, Mr Men, Baby-sitters club, Berenstain Bears, Noddy, Choose your own adventure, the Asian books there and some more. NEVER HEARD OF. We have Nancy Drew, although she's named Kitty in Sweden. And we have Sweet Valley High, Harry Potter, Narnia too. But the other childrens books.... No. The Enid Blyton books that are most famous in Sweden is the Famous Five series. Not sure if we have any of her other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 from the list I have read Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling (Y) Goosebumps - R. L. Stine - I have read some of these books Sweet Valley High - Francine Pascal and ghostwriters - some again I've got these to read The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis Twilight - Stephenie Meyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWords Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Aside from Dream of the Red Chamber and On the Three Representations I have bought all the single entries at one point or another - I'm surprised Journey To The West didn't make it onto the list, though that may be yet another Wikipedia oversight. In the series list I have bought most of the titles in the Perry Mason series, a few Star Wars books, Bond; I've picked up a few of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series for my niece (making sure to note that I didn't buy them for myself here). Never picked up Berenstain Bears. It occurs to me that making note of the largest selling titles is extremely problematic, and many authors are confused about just how many copies of their own books have been sold, so something like this list must be taken with a pinch of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettyboop33 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I have bought the harry potter series and obviously the twilight series gad to see that was on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Series: Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling Sweet Valley High - Francine Pascal and ghostwriters Nancy Drew - various authors as Carolyn Keene The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis Mr. Men - Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves I've quoted what I've read and bolded the bit that came as a shock :-o I never dreamed Carolyn Keane was a fake identity lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Singles: A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie Series: Harry Potter - J.K.Rowling Choose Your Own Adventure - various authors Sweet Valley High - Francine Pascal and ghostwriters Nancy Drew - various authors as Carolyn Keene Star Wars - various authors Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis James Bond - Ian Fleming Twilight - Stephenie Meyer Those are the ones I've brought. I've read a few of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopeanha Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Series: Harry Potter Twilight Chronicles of Narnia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I haven't bought many, Tale of Two Cities, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Rabbit, Twilight and Mr Men. There are a few on that list that are on my TBR list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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