Kunyaka, iPatterson yafumana izigidi ezingama-70. Njengoko inqaku lamaphephancwadi, imeko yombhali inokuphinda izwe ngo-2012. Kwiminyaka emibini, umbhali kufuneka abhale iMisebenzi ye-11 yabantu abadala kunye neencwadi ezintandathu zabantwana.
Kwindawo yesibini kwindawo yokuqala, uStephanie Meyer wajika wathandwa ngenxa yothotho lwe-jampire vampire vampire ravels. Iincwadi zakhe zakhuselwa kathathu zaguqulela iilwimi ezingaphezu kwe-30. Zingaphezulu kwezigidi ezili-100 zeengcongolo zezinto ezithengiswayo emhlabeni. Imeko ye-Meier yonyaka iphinde yagcwaliswa kwiidola ezingama-40. Iinkokheli zeTroika zivalela i-Stephen King ($ 34 yezigidi, ezifunyenwe kwintengiso yemisebenzi yabo yokuqala. Iincwadi malunga neHarry Potter zizise umbhali waseBritane odumileyo uJoan Rowling rolls yezigidi zeedola. Yajika yaba kwisishumi kuphela senqanaba.
Ababhali abayi-10 abaphumelele kakhulu ngokwe-forbes bajongeka ngolu hlobo:
1. UJames Patterson (iidola ezingama-70)
2. UStephanie Meyer (40 eedola)
3. Inkosi yeStephen (34 yezigidi iidola)
4. UDaniel Stil (32 izigidi zeedola)
5. I-Ken Follttett (i-20 yezigidi zeedola)
6. I-DING KUNZ (18 yezigidi zeedola)
7. UJanet Ivanovich (I-17 yezigidi zeedola)
8. UJohn Grisham (iidola ezili-15 zeedola)
9. UNicholas Spark (iidola ezili-14)
10. UJoan Rowling (10 yezigidi zeedola).