Thursday, September 30, 2010

Most Downloaded eBooks from the Library

Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" took the top spot again on the adult fiction eBook, while his blockbuster follow-ups remained close behind in the No. 2 and 3 positions. "Dead Until Dark" by Chalaine Harris, and James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's "Private" were also among the most downloaded digital books from the library in August 2010. You can check out these eBooks today by visting our virtual branch online Library to Go.

Most Downloaded eBooks from the Library - Adult Fiction (August 2010)

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
2. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson,
3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. Private by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro, Little
6. The 9th Judgment by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
7. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
8. 61 Hours Lee Child
9. The Search by Nora Roberts
10. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Top Downloaded eBooks

Most Downloaded eBooks - May 2010
Check out these, and other great eBooks, from Library to Go:

1) The Help by Kathryn Stockett
(Penguin USA, Inc.)

2) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
(Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

3) The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
(Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

4) The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
(Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

5) Dead Until Dark by Charline Harris
(Penguin USA, Inc.)

6) Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
(Penguin USA, Inc.)

7) The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
(Grand Central Publishing)

8) Vision in White by Nora Roberts
(Penguin USA, Inc.)

9) Alex Cross's Trail by James Patterson
(Little, Brown, and Company)

10) Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
(HarperCollins)


List complied by OverDrive. For complete lists, visit www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded.

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Return Your eBooks Early

Some of you have asked us "Can I return my eBooks and audiobooks from Library to Go before the expiry date?" While audiobooks currently cannot be returned to Library to go early, eBooks can be returned before the item due date. Here's how to do it:


1) Open Adobe Digital Editions.


2) Select the 'Library View' icon (in the upper left corner). The Adobe Digital Editions library is displayed.

3) Under the 'Bookshelves' heading, select 'Borrowed'.



4) Click the eBook you want to return.

5) Click the 'Item Options' arrow (in the upper left corner of the selected eBook).

6) Select 'Return Borrowed Item'.



7) Click 'Return' to verify that you want to return the title.



8) The eBook is returned to the library collection.



You can find the answer to your Library to Go questions by clicking here or by asking one of the friendly staff members at the Brooks Public Library.

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