JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, earns £3million a week

HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has been named the richest author in the world, after it was revealed she earns £3million a week.

Sales from the final instalment of the seven-part series mean Ms Rowling, 43, now has a £560million fortune.
Ms Rowling has sold more than 375 million books and shares creative control over the films, which star Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.
She also receives a share from toy merchandising and video games.
A Harry Potter amusement park is currently being built at Universal Studios' Orlando park in Florida.
Ms Rowling lives in a £1.5million mansion in Edinburgh and also owns homes in Perthshire and London.
She said: "I know I am the luckiest woman in the world. I am immensely privileged."
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