Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' takes top spot on audiobook and eBook lists for third consecutive month

CLEVELAND, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of audiobooks, eBooks, and more to libraries, today announced the 'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' for November 2009. For complete lists, visit www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded. While Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" topped the list again in both the adult fiction audiobook and eBook categories, Nora Roberts' "Bed of Roses" and Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" made their first appearances in the top ten on the same lists. New audiobooks by David Baldacci and Malcolm Gladwell, along with the "Superfreakonomics" audiobook and eBook, surged onto the lists.

The 'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' lists are organized by subject and format, and compiled based on activity at more than 9,000 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 (November
2009)

Rank Title                Author            Publisher       Months on List
---- -----                ------            ---------       --------------
1    The Lost Symbol      Dan Brown         Books on Tape         3
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     The Time Traveler's  Audrey            HighBridge
2     Wife                 Niffenegger       Company              6
---  -------------------  -----------       ----------           ---
3    Bed of Roses         Nora Roberts      Brilliance Audio      2
---  ------------         ------------      ----------------     ---
4    The Host             Stephenie Meyer   Books on Tape        19
---  --------             ---------------   -------------        ---
                          James Patterson,
5    The 8th Confession    Maxine Paetro    Books on Tape         8
---  ------------------   ----------------  -------------        ---
                                            BBC Audiobooks
6    True Blue            David Baldacci     America              2
---  ---------            --------------    --------------       ---
7    The Help             Kathryn Stockett  Books on Tape         5
---  --------             ----------------  -------------        ---
     Finger Lickin'                         BBC Audiobooks
8     Fifteen             Janet Evanovich    America              6
---  --------------       ---------------   --------------       ---
9    Vision in White      Nora Roberts      Brilliance Audio      8
---  ---------------      ------------      ----------------     ---
10   13 1/2               Nevada Barr       Brilliance Audio      3
---  ------               -----------       ----------------     ---

Most Downloaded eBooks from the Library - Adult Fiction (November 2009)


Rank Title              Author            Publisher         Months on List
---- -----              ------            ---------         --------------
                                          Knopf Doubleday
1    The Lost Symbol    Dan Brown          Publishing Group       3
---  ---------------    ---------         ----------------       ---
                        James Patterson,  Little, Brown and
2    Alex Cross's Trial  Richard DiLallo   Company                4
---  ------------------ ----------------  -----------------      ---
3    Bed of Roses       Nora Roberts      Penguin USA, Inc.       2
---  ------------       ------------      -----------------      ---
4    Devil in Winter    Lisa Kleypas      HarperCollins          23
---  ---------------    ------------      -------------          ---
5    The Help           Kathryn Stockett  Penguin USA, Inc.       5
---  --------           ----------------  -----------------      ---
6    Vision in White    Nora Roberts      Penguin USA, Inc.       7
---  ---------------    ------------      -----------------      ---
7    Again the Magic    Lisa Kleypas      HarperCollins          23
---  ---------------    ------------      -------------          ---
                                          Little, Brown and
8    I, Alex Cross      James Patterson    Company                1
---  -------------      ---------------   -----------------      ---
9    Dead and Gone      Charlaine Harris  Penguin USA, Inc.       6
---  -------------      ----------------  -----------------      ---
10   Dead Until Dark    Charlaine Harris  Penguin USA, Inc.       1
---  ---------------    ----------------  -----------------      ---

OverDrive provides download services for more than 9,000 libraries, retailers, and schools worldwide with support for PC, Mac®, and Sony® Reader(TM), 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.

About OverDrive

OverDrive is a leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video. We deliver secure management, DRM protection, and download fulfillment services for hundreds of publishers and thousands of libraries, schools, and retailers, serving millions of end users. OverDrive has been named to the EContent 100 as one of the companies that matter most in the digital content industry. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, OH. www.overdrive.com

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