For ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ More Than 100 Million Sold

The trilogy by E L James, which began as fan fiction, is in the company of series like “Harry Potter” and “Twilight.”

    



Impatience Has Its Reward: Books Are Rolled Out Faster

While the television industry has begun catering to impatient audiences by releasing entire series at once, the book business is upending its traditional timetable by encouraging a kind of binge reading, releasing new works by a single author at an accelerated pace.

    



Jamie Dornan Named as New Lead in ‘Fifty Shades’

Mr. Dornan, an Irish actor and underwear model, will be the new male lead in the movie adaptation of “Fifty Shade of Grey,” the book’s author, E.L. James, confirmed.