April, 2010: "The Help" Audiobook & eBook are Both Number 1 Most Downloaded Titles at OverDrive Libraries
It's the beginning of May, 2010 which means that OverDrive is online with their Most Downloaded Books (audiobooks and eBooks) From the Library for April, 2010.
In April, the same title was number one on both the audiobook and eBook lists in the adult fiction categories. In the time we've been posting the monthly lists to ResourceShelf, this is the first time we've seen this happen.
Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" was the most downloaded adult fiction audiobook and eBook last month, ending the seven-month reign of Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol." Debuting on the adult fiction audiobook chart in April was James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's latest Women's Murder Club novel, "The 9th Judgment." Digital books by Stieg Larsson, Suzanne Collins, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Richelle Mead were also among the most downloaded books from the library in April.
The complete lists contain the Top 10 items. We're going to list the number one items in each category. You can access the complete lists here.
Audiobooks - Adult Fiction
1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett (Books on Tape)
10 Months on List
Audiobooks - Adult Nonfiction Months on List
1. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert (Books on Tape)
28 Months on List
Audiobooks - Juvenile Fiction
1. Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
28 Months on List
Audiobooks - Juvenile Nonfiction
1. Night, by Elie Wiesel
28 Months on List
eBooks - Adult Fiction
1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
10 Months on List
eBooks - Adult Nonfiction
1. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
12 Months on List
Download eBooks - Juvenile Fiction
1. Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
28 Months on List
Download eBooks - Juvenile Nonfiction
1. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson
15 Months on List
Rankings are based on a formula that includes books checked out and/or on a waiting list for the month of April 2010 at more than 8,500 public, private and special libraries worldwide. The libraries reach millions of end users with a download catalog of audiobooks and/or eBooks powered by OverDrive, a global digital distributor for hundreds of publishers. Download Audiobooks include WMA and MP3 formats. Download eBooks include PDF (Adobe), PRC (Mobipocket) and EPUB (industry standard) formats.
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