Anna Burroughs Cook

This document outlines criteria for a list of fiction authors with the highest estimated sales, requiring at least 100 million copies sold. It acknowledges the difficulty in obtaining precise sales figures, noting that the provided numbers are approximations derived from reliable sources. The list focuses on fiction books written or co-written by an author, excluding comic book creators unless their work has been published in book format. Several prominent authors, such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Ernest Hemingway, are mentioned as potentially having sales exceeding 100 million copies, but are not included due to the lack of exact figures.

The methodology emphasizes that sales estimates are gathered from various years, making direct comparisons challenging. The document also includes sections for related lists, such as best-selling books and novels in the United States, as well as best-selling manga. Notes and references are also indicated as part of the source material's structure, though the specific content for Anna Burroughs Cook is not detailed within this particular extract.