Most borrowed, most stolen!

Helena

Ten most stolen from UK shops

1. London A-Zs:

London Street Atlas

by Geographers' A-Z Map Co. Paperback, £4.35

2. Ordnance Survey maps:

Exmoor Explorer Map

by Ordnance Survey. Paperback, £5.99

3. Terry Pratchett novels:

The Colour of Magic

by Terry Pratchett. Paperback. £5.44

4. Harry Potter books: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling.

Hardback children's edition, £10.43

5. Lonely Planet travel guides:

Great Britain - a Lonely Planet Country Guide by David Else. Paperback, £11.49

6. The Lord of the Rings trilogy:

Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien. Hardback, £24.50

7. Martina Cole novels:

Faces by Martina Cole. Paperback, £7.59

8. Jacqueline Wilson novels:

Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson. Paperback, £6.49

9. The Oxford English Dictionary:

Oxford Dictionary of English by Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson (editors). Hardback, £22.75

10. The Highway Code:

The Official Highway Code by the Department for Transport and the Driving Standards Agency. Paperback, £1.59

According to independent booksellers (all prices from amazon.co.uk)

Ten most borrowed from UK libraries

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

2. The House at Riverton

by Kate Morton

3. The Memory Keeper's Daughter

by Kim Edwards

4. Relentless

by Simon Kernick

5. The Other Side of the Bridge

by Mary Lawson

6. The Quickie

by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge

7. The 6th Target

by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

8. The Savage Garden

by Mark Mills

9. Cross

by James Patterson

10. Step on a Crack

by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge

from <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5670983.ece>

Piper

Atlases? OMGA <Oh My Girls Aloud :D>

dorothyd

Interesting. Our local Waterstones manager told me that true crime was stolen more than anything else!

Lolli

I bought and read the first two of the most borrowed

Carol

Do you think that the people stealing those may not be very good at spelling or finding out how to get to Exmoor, but while waiting for rescue they can read some fantasy, after having absorbed the crime stuff before they left. :)

Helena

Carol you have a wonderful imagination!

Carol

:D
The book list just created this mental image...

Piper

Just read it properly, Dictonaries and the Highway code....What is the world coming to?

Verica

BbC said that JK Rowling came onl y 43 when they discussed PLR. The fact that dictionaries and Highway Code are most borrowed or stolen, I suppose proves that people who go in for exams and driving tests have the least money to buy books!

Chippy

What is the point in stealing the Highway Code at that price?!?!?! :rolleyes:

Piper

Exactly.

Stan2

The excitement of doing something daring and not being caught?