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by bombcar 73 days ago
Tolkien and Rowling probably combine to be the majority of British publishing revenues ...
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That wouldn't be the case (if, in fact, it is true) if publishers hadn't cast their nets wide enough to include weird stories about hobbits and magic schools.
Dav Pilkey is basically western comic books right now. One of his books outsells all traditional publishers - Marvel, DC, IDW, etc.