With technology increasing so rapidly, you might think that books sales were on the decline. Well in one respect that is true but it hasn’t stopped the World’s top selling authors raking in the cash.

The savvy ones are turning towards ebook sales (which are digital versions of their books) which are exploding as more devices are being built to be compatible with viewing ebooks. The Amazon Kindle for example has sold millions of units.

According to Forbes, the highest paid author from May 2010-April 2011 was James Patterson. He made an incredible income of $84 Million, which was $14 Million MORE than he made the year before. (Yes, makes you think whether you could write a book yourself doesn’t it!) Continue Reading

A Russian company named Orbital Technologies has just released its plans to build a hotel in space.

The aptly named Orbital Technologies Space Hotel will take 2 days to travel to and will cost $1 Million per visit. 7 guests at a time will be flown out to the hotel by experienced astronauts to stay in the 4 guest cabins. There is also the choice of having vertical or horizontal beds! Continue Reading

There’s nothing like travelling in style and Ashton Kutcher’s new $2M luxury trailer is certainly up there with the top rollers.

It is called “The Heat” and was made by Anderson Mobile Estate for a cool $2 Million. It has 2 floors and retractable floors, 7 plasma TV’s throughout and a complete CCTV system that monitors all parts of the trailer both inside and out.

The new “Two and a Half Men” star will certainly be able to travel in complete luxury on this 53 foot long machine. Continue Reading

Forbes has just released its list of the top 20 money earners of hip hop stars in 2011.

The money earned comes from record sales, live shows and all their other business interests. The #1 this year was Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter who earned more than his wife Beyonce for the first time since they were married in 2008. He took home a very cool $37 Million in the last 12 months. Continue Reading

If diamonds are your thing, then you might be interest in this current auction for a 43.51 Carat Fancy Intense Yellow Internally Flawless Diamond.

It is currently up for auction at Bid 4 Assets with a starting bid of $900,000. Continue Reading

These days almost everyone has a cell/mobile phone. And if you are rich then you want it to stand out as much as you can. Well what is claimed as being the most expensive iPhone case has just been unveiled.

Not only is it expensive but it’s quite large too. It comes complete with 300 Swarovski crystals and will cost you a cool $40,000! Continue Reading

Many people know they have really made it when they buy a property that is more than $1 Million. It’s the status symbol that they have worked hard for and can now tell their friends and family about.

Well what if you just bought a $100 Million property? How good would you feel then? My guess is that you would feel pretty damn good!

Here are 5 properties you can buy if you had the pocket change lying around:

#1 – Fleur de Lys – Beverly Hills – Price $125 Million

It’s no wonder why this huge mansion took five years to build; it is more than 45,000 square feet in size and is modelled almost exactly like Louis XIV’s palace in Versailles, France. It has a screening room capable of seating 50 people and a garage that will easily fit in 9 cars. The library is also packed with first edition books worth a lot of money. Continue Reading

It must be a good feeling mustn’t it? To be the richest person in the World!

That is what Bill Gates wakes up to every single morning. As of February 2009 he was still ranked the wealthiest person on the planet, with a Net worth of $40 Billion. Just $3 Billion ahead of his next rival Warren Buffet who is 25 years his senior.

Now you must have heard of Bill Gates already, he started Microsoft with Paul Allen and hasn’t looked back ever since. Although the company is hugely successful, they have been criticized for trying to get a monopoly on the computer market and in some cases this has been upheld by courts too. But it doesn’t stop them from becoming one of the most successful businesses on the planet. You are probably using one of their operating systems right now. Continue Reading

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is one of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs. He has built up a net worth of more than $2.5 Billion through his Virgin group of companies.

I’ve read his autobiography, Losing My Virginity, several times and am always amazed at just how close to death he has come with the many stunts he has been involved in. He has attempted to break (some successfully) several World records on the way including crossing the Atlantic ocean twice in a boat and also in a hot air balloon.

The Virgin Brand

All of these publicity “stunts” have done wonders for his business. The Virgin brand is recognized all over the World and includes Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Rail, Virgin Money and Virgin Media to name but a few.

One of his most adventurous recent businesses is Virgin Galactic. This is his dream of taking paying passengers into space in a specially built aircraft. He has licensed the technology that powers spaceships and involved Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, and legendary engineer Burt Rutan. Tickets are said to going to cost $200,000 and they have already sold quite a few. Continue Reading

For many teenagers, they are happy to go through life and take whatever it throws at them. Many will find a job straight out of school and continue with it until they get bored and move on to another job.

But then there are others that just have a huge amount of motivation and drive and decide from an early age that they want a different lifestyle. They don’t want to just settle for the first job they come across. They want to be rich and successful and won’t stop until they get there.

What drives these teenagers and motivates them can be a variety if things. But there’s no doubt they can really make it big when they want to.

Adam Hildreth

Thanks to Forbes.com

Take teenage millionaire Adam Hildreth for example. The UK born lad from West Yorkshire has used the power of the internet to make his first million by the age of Continue Reading