Data from leading digital platform OverDrive
reveals top titles amid growing demand for library lending
CLEVELAND, Dec. 22,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OverDrive, the leading digital
reading platform for libraries and creator of the award-winning
Libby reading app, released year-end lists of 2022's most popular
ebooks, audiobooks and magazines borrowed from libraries around the
world.
OverDrive empowers 22,000 libraries in 45 countries, with
millions of readers conveniently accessing popular reading
materials every day in the Libby app. As a result, digital
circulation in public libraries continues to grow each year. Since
public libraries launched the service nearly two decades ago,
readers have borrowed over three billion digital books from
libraries in the OverDrive network.
Most popular ebooks borrowed
from the OverDrive global network in 2022:
- The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster)
- Apples Never Fall by Liane
Moriarty (Henry Holt and
Co.)
- The Four Winds by Kristin
Hannah (St. Martin's
Publishing Group)
- Verity by Colleen
Hoover (Grand Central Publishing)
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn
Hugo by Taylor Jenkins
Reid (Washington Square Press)
- The Lincoln Highway by Amor
Towles (Penguin Publishing Group)
- It Ends with Us by Colleen
Hoover (Atria Books)
- The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake (Sourcebooks) *Big Library
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- The Judge's List by John
Grisham (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
- The Invisible Life of Addie
LaRue by V. E. Schwab (Tor Publishing Group)
Most popular audiobooks borrowed
from the OverDrive global network in 2022:
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Books on Tape)
- The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster Audio)
- The Four Winds by Kristin
Hannah (Macmillan Audio)
- Apples Never Fall by Liane
Moriarty (Macmillan Audio)
- The Guest List by Lucy
Foley (HarperAudio)
- Atomic Habits by James
Clear (Books on Tape)
- Dune by Frank
Herbert (Macmillan Audio)
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (HarperAudio)
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn
Hugo by Taylor Jenkins
Reid (Simon & Schuster Audio)
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane
Austen (Duke Classics)
Top digital books borrowed from
the OverDrive global network in 2022 by genre:
- Adult fiction: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
- Adult nonfiction: Educated by Tara Westover
- Young adult fiction: A Court of Thorns and Roses by
Sarah J. Maas
- Children's fiction: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Most popular magazines borrowed
from the OverDrive global network in 2022:
- Us Weekly
- The New Yorker
- HELLO! magazine
- Woman's World
- New Scientist
To find a public library near you, download the Libby app (iOS,
Android) or visit
www.overdrive.com.
About OverDrive
OverDrive is a mission-based company that stands with libraries.
Named a Certified B Corp in 2017, OverDrive serves more than 88,000
libraries and schools in 109 countries with the industry's largest
digital catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, video and other content.
OverDrive's commitment to empower every library and school includes
expanding access for all, tireless industry advocacy and
consistently innovating. Award-winning apps and services include
the Libby library reading app, the Sora student reading
app, Kanopy, the leading video streaming app for libraries and
colleges, and TeachingBooks.net, which offers one of the
largest catalogs of supplemental materials that enhance literacy
outcomes. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is in Cleveland, Ohio USA. www.overdrive.com
Contact:
David Burleigh
Director of Brand & Communications
dburleigh@overdrive.com
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