"Fifty Shades" trilogy sales top 10 million

Book covers from the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy.

/ AP/Vintage Books

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - The "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy is making lots of green.

Sales for E.L. James' erotic novels are at 10 million and counting, making it among the fastest-selling series of all time.

The explicit sensation has topped charts practically from the moment Vintage Books released it in early April. Reprints have exceeded 900,000 copies in a single day, the publisher announced Tuesday. Total sales include paperbacks, e-books and audio books. Vintage is a paperback imprint of Random House Inc.

Publishers Weekly reported that sales of "Fifty Shades of Grey" jumped 40 percent in the week before Mother's Day, as compared to the previous week, selling almost 443,000 copies.

The "Fifty Shades" books began as fan fiction, inspired by the "Twilight" series, and were a word-of-mouth hit after first being distributed in 2011 by the Australia-based Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House. 

Film rights were acquired by Universal Pictures and Focus Features in March.

[AnnieDanny]

"The French don't actually care what they do, as long as they say it properly"

I don't remember that line but I'll have to go look for it... Sure seems to fit modern society doesn't it. I wish people did care more about their morals, but it's because they don't believe it matters I suppose. Lightning doesn't actually strike and God doesn't seem to be breathing down our neck. We do get away with it... for now, anyway. Down the road may be another story. I've seen society change in the past 50 years and not for the better. So I'm not convinced that "no rules" and "bad ass" are good philosophies to live by.

[jwilsonteaolcom]

Didnt realize women were so sleezy so they ! Men read stuff like this were pervert LOL women differnt story..

[AttyFAM]

Do you remember the line from "My Fair Lady" where the male protagonist said, "The French don't actually care what they do, as long as the say is properly"?