'The Help' eBook & Audiobook Tops Most Downloaded Books from the Library List

Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy novels continue to surge on the eBook & audiobook charts

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May 03, 2010, 02:40 ET

CLEVELAND, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, and other digital content to libraries, today announced the 'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' for April 2010. For complete lists, visit www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded. 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 '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 (April 2010)
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Months on List
1	The Help	Kathryn Stockett	Books on Tape	10
2	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Stieg Larsson	Books on Tape	19
3	The Lost Symbol	Dan Brown	Books on Tape	8
4	The 9th Judgment	James Patterson, Maxine Paetro	BBC Audiobooks America	1
5	The Girl Who Played with Fire	Stieg Larsson	Books on Tape	9
6	Caught	Harlen Coben	Books on Tape	2
7	The Last Song	Nicholas Sparks	BBC Audiobooks America	7
8	"U" is for Undertow	Sue Grafton	Books on Tape	5
9	1st to Die	James Patterson	Hachette Audio	28
10	The Host	Stephenie Meyer	Books on Tape	24

Most Downloaded eBooks from the Library - Adult Fiction (April 2010)
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Months on List
1	The Help	Kathryn Stockett	Penguin USA, Inc.	10
2	The Lost Symbol	Dan Brown	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	8
3	The Last Song	Nicholas Sparks	Grand Central Publishing	8
4	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Stieg Larsson	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	8
5	The Girl Who Played with Fire	Stieg Larsson	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	8
6	Alex Cross's Trial	James Patterson, Richard DiLallo	Little, Brown and Company	9
7	Bed of Roses	Nora Roberts	Penguin USA, Inc.	7
8	Vision in White	Nora Roberts	Penguin USA, Inc.	12
9	Pirate Latitudes	Michael Crichton	HarperCollins	6
10	I, Alex Cross	James Patterson	Little, Brown and Company	6

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'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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