Tuesday, 2 March 2010

Forget the Booker Prize or Richard and Judy, the way to find good books.

The best way is to surely what holds people's attention-what they listen to. After all, if a book can't be listened to, it will be also difficult to read. The best way to find out would be Ebay-more specifically the Ebay pulse.

The Ebay pulse shows the most popular authors for audiobooks in the UK are:

James Patterson
Agatha Christie
Terry Pratchett
Miss Read
Doctor Who (not an author but a theme)
Bernard Cornwell
Georgette Heyer
and P. D. James.

As I write this a Sherlock Holmes audiobook, two Doctor Whos and one Jane Eyre are the most popular watched items.

See an updated list at: http://pulse.ebay.co.uk/Audio-Books_W0QQsacatZ29792