From an OverDrive Announcement:
OverDrive announced today that circulation of eBooks, audiobooks and other digital media increased 33% in 2014 to 137 million checkouts, while web traffic and discoverability similarly increased, especially on mobile devices.
In addition, OverDrive Read, the browser-based eBook reader that provides instant access to eBooks without an app, became the fastest growing format and contributed to the record year with growth of 124% to nearly 15 million checkouts.
Highlights
- Total digital titles borrowed from libraries & schools: 137 million (+33% over 2013)
- eBook circulation: 105 million (+32%)
- Digital Audiobook circulation: 32 million (+38%)
- Streaming video circulation (+46%)
- OverDrive Read circulation (+124%)
- Mobile circulation (checkout on mobile device) (+43%)
- 10 library systems (and 9 consortia) achieved at least 1 million checkouts in 2014
- % of Visits on tablet (43%), desktop (36%, down from 48% in 2013), and smartphone (21%)
- Tablets and smartphones now account for 52% of all checkouts and 64% of all traffic (+100%)
The most popular eBooks and audiobooks of 2014 from libraries (based on checkouts + holds):
Top Ebooks From Libraries
- Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn Crown Publishing Group
- The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt Little, Brown and Company
- The Husband’s Secret, Liane Moriarty Penguin Group US
- Sycamore Row, John Grisham Random House Publishing Group
- The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd Penguin Group US
Top Digital Audiobooks From Libraries
- Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn Books on Tape
- The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin Books on Tape
- Sycamore Row, John Grisham Books on Tape
- Fifty Shades of Grey, EL James Books on Tape
Top Digital Titles At The Library In Other Categories In 2014:
- Adult nonfiction eBook: Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand (Random House Publishing Group)
- Children/YA fiction eBook: The Fault in Our Stars, John Green (Penguin Group US)
- Children/YA nonfiction eBook: Heaven is for Real for Kids, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson)
- Adult nonfiction audiobook: Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand (Books on Tape)
- Children/young adult fiction audiobook: Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Audio)
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