JK Rowling net worth keeps soaring thanks to broadway, merchandise
JK Rowling Net Worth: $1B
Easily the most successful author in history — from a financial standpoint, at least — J.K. Rowling is the author of the "Harry Potter" series. In addition to the "Harry Potter" books, Rowling has written a number of related one-offs, published crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith and written the screenplay for the movie, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
'Harry Potter' Books
If you have first-edition or classics, you might be able to fetch some cash for those collectible books. Hardcover first editions of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" can fetch up to $45,000 and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" can go for around $7,000, according to Sotheby's. A first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, "The Great Gatsby," however, could sell for as much as $400,000 — as long as it's in a perfect dust jacket.
Books can be highly valuable depending on a number of reasons and factors that include rarity and binding quality, according to auction company Sotheby’s. Before you trash or decide to rebind your books, do your research — you just might have a gem in your hand.
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'Harry Potter' Movies
Emma Watson with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint at the Hand, Foot and Wand Print Ceremony Honoring The Cast of "Harry Potter". Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, CA. 07-09-07
'Fantastic Beasts' Movies
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Katherine Waterston, Eddie Redmayne
'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' film - 2016
'Harry Potter' West End and Broadway Productions
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 2016: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a play at the Palace Theatre, London
Merchandising
The Shambles, York 16th February 2018. J K Rowlings Harry Potter merchandise including a mug and hat in the Harry Potter platform nine and three quarters shop in the Shambles in Yorks, UK
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios
$129 for the California Neighbor Pass. Save $20 off regular pass prices.
The best of both worlds collide for thrill seekers at Universal Studios Hollywood. Tour a real movie studio and enjoy park rides and shows. Harry Potter fans will not want to miss The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Leave time for shopping, eating and taking in a flick at CityWalk, the entertainment promenade next to the theme park.
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Non-'Harry Potter' Books
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'The Casual Vacancy' on the self at Foyles
'The Casual Vacancy' book by J.K.Rowling goes on sale at Foyles, St Pancras International, London, Britain - 27 Sep 2012
