Booksology Over the past few months we have been reviewing Libby checkout statistics. This is an app that patrons can use to check out ebooks, audiobooks, and emmagazine. During May we switch things a little. This time, we are considering checkout number for e-books and audiobooks.
Both sets of statistics provide interesting insight into the interests of library clients across the country. Books range from just recent mega bestselling thrillers to favorite books from a particular Georgian era. However, despite the diversity of publication dates, the authors do not have much diversity. This makes sense given the number of people who want to read the most popular books that everyone is talking about. These are often the books with the largest publication budget.
So, if you’re behind our weekly bestseller list, many of the books on the list will be familiar to you. For this reason, and to see a little more of the diverse titles, the list below will be skipped a bit in terms of rankings.
Below is a sampling of Libby’s most popular audiobooks in May.
1. Tenant by Frida McFadden
6. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
7. Sunrise of the Reap by Suzanne Collins
10. The God of the Forest by Liz Moore
17. James by Percival Everett
Below is a sampling of Libby’s most popular e-books in May.
1. Women by Christine Hannah
2. Big, Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
13. For the summer by Abby Jimenez
16. An unusual measure by Natalie Hodges
20. Abraham Verchese’s Water Contract
For a more diverse May book, check out Aaron John Curtis’ Emperor of Ocean Von, the old school Indian Indian.
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