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Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' Tops Most Downloaded Books from Library List for Second Consecutive Month

International bestseller remains at No. 1 in audiobook and eBook categories

    CLEVELAND, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive (http://www.overdrive.com), the
leading global distributor of audiobooks, eBooks, and more to libraries,
today announced the 'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' for October
2009. For complete lists, visit http://www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded. For the
second consecutive month, Dan Brown's international bestseller "The Lost
Symbol" was the most downloaded audiobook and eBook in the adult fiction
category. Nevada Barr's "13 1/2" broke into the top ten on the most
downloaded adult fiction audiobooks list. Audiobooks and eBooks by Greg
Mortenson, John Grisham, and Janet Evanovich were also among the most
downloaded books from OverDrive-powered libraries last month.

    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 http://www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded.



    Most Downloaded Audiobooks from the Library - Adult Fiction (October 2009)

                                                               Months
      Rank        Title           Author         Publisher     on List
      ----        -----           ------         ---------     -------
       1   The Lost Symbol     Dan Brown        Books on Tape     2
       2   The Time Traveler's Audrey           HighBridge
            Wife                Niffenegger      Company          5
       3   Finger Lickin'      Janet Evanovich  BBC Audiobooks
            Fifteen                              America          5
       4   The 8th Confession  James Patterson, Books on Tape
                                Maxine Paetro                     7
       5   The Host            Stephenie Meyer  Books on Tape    18
       6   13 1/2              Nevada Barr      Brilliance Audio  2
       7   1st to Die          James Patterson  Hachette Audio   22
       8   Vision in White     Nora Roberts     Brilliance Audio  7
       9   Atlas Shrugged      Ayn Rand         Blackstone Audio 15
      10   The Associate       John Grisham     Books on Tape    10


    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 (http://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. Founded
in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, OH. http://www.overdrive.com



    Contact:
    David Burleigh
    OverDrive, Inc.
    216-573-6886 x218
    dburleigh@OverDrive.com