The Help’ and ‘The Lovely Bones’ Climb the Most Downloaded Books from the Library Lists

Dan Brown’s ‘The Lost Symbol’ continues its run at the top of the eBook and audiobook charts

The Metropolitan Library System announced the ‘Most Downloaded Books from the Library’ for January 2010 from their eMedia collection at http://www.metrolibrary.org. After being included on countless “Best of 2009” lists, Kathryn Stockett’s “The Help” rose to No. 2 on the most downloaded adult fiction audiobook list and No. 4 on the eBook chart. Alice Sebold’s “The Lovely Bones” also saw a surge in downloads with the release of the motion picture adaptation, hitting No. 2 on the adult fiction eBook list and No. 5 on the audiobook list. Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” topped the audiobook and eBook charts for the fifth consecutive month, while digital books by James Patterson, Sarah Palin, and Michael Crichton were also among the most downloaded books from the library in January.

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.                                                                               

Most Downloaded Audio and eBooks from the Library - Adult Fiction (January 2010)

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