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Tuesday, 5th January 2010

Lists & Rankings: The Most Pirated Books, TV Shows, and Movies of 2009

Freak Bits and its sister blog Torrent Freak are two resources that monitor the BitTorrent scene with news and information. During the past week or so these sites have provided year-end lists of the most pirated books, tv shows, and movies of the year. Of course, their is no precise way of monitoring this type of thing but these two sources might be good places to begin.

Top 10 Pirated Books of 2009 (via FreakBits)
All (e)books in this list were downloaded between 100.000 and 250.000 times.

1. Kamasutra

2. Adobe Photoshop Secrets

3. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amazing Sex

4. The Lost Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

5. Solar House – A Guide for the Solar Designer

6. Before Pornography – Erotic Writing In Early Modern England

7. Twilight – Complete Series

8. How To Get Anyone To Say YES – The Science Of Influence

9. Nude Photography – The Art And The Craft

10. Fix It – How To Do All Those Little Repair Jobs Around The Home

+ See Also: Top 10 Most Pirated TV-Shows of 2009 on BitTorrent

+ Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent


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