BookFinder.com Unveils UK's First Top 10 List of Out-of-Print Books

BERKELEY, California, December 20 /PRNewswire/ --

BookFinder.com has released the list of the top 10 most sought-after
out-of-print books in the UK. Unlike traditional annual lists of bestselling
books, this list consists of titles which readers seek out independently,
without being biased by publishers' publicity machines.

The books represent diverse interests, including Angling Times articles,
1950s environmental disaster fiction, historical timepieces, and Madonna's
somewhat less historical collection of racy photos (the only title to appear
both on the U.S. and UK lists).

"While the book trade is increasingly driven by book-of-the-day
marketing, it's refreshing to see readers still seeking out classic titles
decades after their last printing," says BookFinder.com founder Anirvan
Chatterjee. "The public appeal of these books stands the test of time."

The top 10 as compiled by BookFinder.com (http://www.bookfinder.com/):

     1) The Forests of England (1976) by Peter J. Neville Havins; history of
        England's timberland

     2) Walker's Pitch: A Selection of Articles from the Angling Times (1959)
        by Richard Walker; from the classic angling magazine, now 
        incorporated into Anglers Today

     3) The Widow Makers (2005) by Jean Mead; on North Wales mining

     4) Sex (1992) by Madonna; pop icon's book of erotic photos

     5) The Death of Grass (1957) by Samuel Youd (writing as John
        Christopher); post-apocalyptic SF about a virus that kills all forms
        of grass, upsetting nature's balance

     6) Labyrinth (1986) by A. C. H. Smith; novelisation of David Bowie movie
        of the same name

     7) Extreme Rock (1987) by Ken Wilson and Bernard Newman; from the Great
        British Rock Climbs series

     8) The Big Greed (1966) by Kenneth Giles; hardboiled crime thriller set
        in the U.S.

     9) Brass Dial Clocks (1998) by Brian Loomes; on 17th and 18th century
        brass timepieces

    10) The Red Sailor (1968) by Patrick O'Hara; novel about the Royal Navy
        at the start of the Korean War



BookFinder.com has also released the list of top 10 most sought-after
out-of-print books in the U.S., viewable online at 
http://journal.bookfinder.com/

Since 1997, BookFinder.com has been one of the best ways to find and buy
new, used, rare, and out-of-print books online. The one-stop ecommerce search
engine has an inventory of over 150 million books available for sale from a
network of 150,000 booksellers from over 50 countries, making it the world's
largest searchable book inventory available anywhere, online or off.

Web site: http://www.bookfinder.com