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VICTORIA, BC -- Abebooks.com, a leading online marketplace for books, today published its list of bestselling books and authors of 2004 for North America, as well as their "most searched" books by subject category and more. Top 3 bestselling subject categories (in order) are Sex, Dogs, and Philosophy.

From the more predictable bestselling new books (titles include My Life, 9/11 Commission Report, and The Five People You Meet in Heaven) to the top 3 bestselling subject categories (which are, in order, Sex, Dogs, and Philosophy), and the list of the top ten bestsellers by titles searched (the list includes The Bible, "My Life", Kama Sutra, Lord of the Rings, Dictionaries) these lists provide entertainment as well as potential enlightenment to anyone interested in buying and selling books.

According to the company, Abebooks' websits generate one million unique visitors each week and conduct a combined average of 1.8 million book searches daily. More than 60 million books are available to be purchased, and virtually every author, title, and subject category in-print or out-of-print is represented.

On an even playing field like this the powerful forces of big-house publishers spar with the personal memories and interests of each individual shopper, and result in some truly unpredictable bed-fellows.



Leaders in Each Category:


* Bestselling New Book: Bill Clinton, My Life

* Editor's Pick for Top Collectible Book: Saddam Hussein: The Fighter, The Thinker and The Man, autographed by Saddam Hussein

* Bestselling Children's Book: JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

* Most Searched Publisher: Easton Press

* Bestselling Spanish author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

* Bestselling Subject: Sex

* Bestselling Book, New or Used: Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code

* Most Searched Author Autograph: Bill Clinton, My Life

* Bestselling Author: Stephen King

* Most Searched Author Overall: Albert Terhune

* Bestselling First Edition by Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

* Top Selling Textbook: Kotler - Marketing Management

* Greatest Gainer: Barack Obama "Tales of My Father"



Abebooks is a global company with sites dedicated to book buyers in North America, France, Germany, and the UK. These domestic sites serve specific countries while making unique book inventories available to all.

For a full list of Abebooks' bestselling titles and authors visit
www.abebooks.com/2004lists

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(Editor's Note: Disclosure: PublishersNewswire.com is an "affiliate" of Abebooks.)