Nicholas Sparks' 'Dear John' Jumps on Most Downloaded Books from the Library Lists

CLEVELAND, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, and more to libraries, today announced the 'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' for February 2010. For complete lists, visit www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded. Nicholas Sparks' "Dear John" moved onto the adult fiction eBook and audiobook top ten lists on the heels of its motion picture adaptation. "The Lightning Thief," also released as a motion picture last month, ended Stephenie Meyer's long run at the top of the juvenile fiction audiobook list, taking the top spot away from "The Twilight Saga" books. Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" continued its reign at the top of the audiobook and eBook charts for the sixth consecutive month, while digital books by Kathryn Stockett, Dean Koontz, Steven D. Levitt, and Stephen J. Dubner were also among the most downloaded books from the library in February.

The 'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' lists are organized by subject and format, and compiled based on activity at more than 10,000 libraries in the OverDrive global network. Complete lists for audiobooks and eBooks in adult fiction, adult nonfiction, juvenile fiction, and juvenile nonfiction are available at www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded.

    
    
    Most Downloaded Audiobooks from the Library - Adult Fiction (February 
    2010)
    
                                                                Months on
    Rank Title                Author           Publisher           List
    ---- -----                ------           ---------        ---------
    1    The Lost Symbol      Dan Brown        Books on Tape        6
    ---  ---------------      ---------        -------------       ---
    2    The Help             Kathryn Stockett Books on Tape        8
    ---  --------             ---------------- -------------       ---
    3    "U" is for Undertow  Sue Grafton      Books on Tape        3
    ---  -------------------  -----------      -------------       ---
    4    The Time Traveler's  Audrey           HighBridge           9
         Wife                 Niffenegger      Company              
    ---  -------------------  -----------      ----------          ---
    5    Dear John            Nicholas Sparks  Hachette Audio       3
    ---  ---------            ---------------  --------------      ---
    6    I, Alex Cross        James Patterson  BBC Audiobooks       4
                                               America              
    ---  -------------        ---------------  --------------      ---
    7    The Girl with the    Stieg Larsson    Books on Tape       17
         Dragon Tattoo        
    ---  -----------------    -------------    -------------       ---
    8    Bed of Roses         Nora Roberts     Brilliance Audio     5
    ---  ------------         ------------     ----------------    ---
    9    Breathless           Dean Koontz      Brilliance Audio     4
    ---  ----------           -----------      ----------------    ---
    10   1st to Die           James Patterson  Hachette Audio      26
    ---  ----------           ---------------  --------------      ---
    
    
    

    
    
    Most Downloaded eBooks from the Library - Adult Fiction (February 2010)
    
                                                                   Months on
    Rank Title              Author             Publisher              List
    ---- -----              ------             ---------           ---------
    1    The Lost Symbol    Dan Brown          Knopf Doubleday         6
                                               Publishing Group        
    ---  ---------------    ---------          ----------------       ---
    2    The Help           Kathryn Stockett   Penguin USA, Inc.       8
    ---  --------           ----------------   ----------------       ---
    3    The Lovely Bones   Alice Sebold       Little, Brown and       7
                                               Company                 
    ---  ----------------   ------------       -----------------      ---
    4    Dear John          Nicholas Sparks    Grand Central           3
                                               Publishing              
    ---  ---------          ---------------    --------------         ---
    5    Alex Cross's Trial James Patterson,   Little, Brown and       7
                            Richard DiLallo    Company                 
    ---  ------------------ -----------------  ------------------     ---
    6    The Last Song      Nicholas Sparks    Grand Central           6
                                               Publishing              
    ---  -------------      ---------------    --------------         ---
    7    Pirate Latitudes   Michael Crichton   HarperCollins           4
    ---  ----------------   ----------------   -------------          ---
    8    I, Alex Cross      James Patterson    Little, Brown and       4
                                               Company                 
    ---  -------------      ---------------    ------------------     ---
    9    Bed of Roses       Nora Roberts       Penguin USA, Inc.       5
    ---  ------------       ------------       -----------------      ---
    10   Vision in White    Nora Roberts       Penguin USA, Inc.      10
    ---  ---------------    ------------       -----------------      ---
    
    
    

OverDrive provides download services for more than 10,000 libraries, retailers, and schools worldwide with support for PC, Mac®, Sony® Reader™, nook™, BlackBerry® and Android™, as well as the largest collection of iPod®-compatible audiobooks for libraries. To see if your public library is a member of the OverDrive network, visit http://search.overdrive.com. OverDrive also operates the Digital Bookmobile (www.digitalbookmobile.com), a high-tech 18-wheeler traveling North America on behalf of public libraries to raise awareness about free library downloads.

'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' lists are developed based on a formula that includes books checked out and on a waiting list at OverDrive-powered libraries.

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