Happy birthday, Kindle!
Nov. 19, 2017, marks a whopping 10 years since the debut of the Amazon Kindle. And whether you're a die-hard ereader or you prefer to stick with physical books, it's hard to deny that the Kindle has indelibly shaped the book world, allowing readers to carry a personal library around with them everywhere.
SEE ALSO:Listen here: 10 great podcasts for book loversIn honor of the Kindle's 10-year anniversary, Amazon released new data from Amazon Charts, sharing some of the most popular Kindle books of all time, based on Kindle sales in both fiction and nonfiction.
Notably, the entire list of the top 10 most popular fiction books on Kindle star female protagonists, and nine of the 10 books were written by female authors. The only male writer on the fiction list is John Green for his novel The Fault In Our Stars. Also, for fiction, all of the most popular novels also have had movie adaptations (or have movie adaptations upcoming), and six of the 10 are entries in book trilogies. In other words, readers are finding characters they love and sticking with them.
The results of the most popular nonfiction books are more varied. Readers devoured topics ranging from deep dives back into World War II to Cheryl Strayed's hike through the Pacific Crest Trail to self help on how to speak the language of love.
Check out the full list of results for the most popular Kindle books of all time below.
1. Fifty Shades of Grey
by E L James
1. Fifty Shades of Greyby E L James
Credit: Vintage2. The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1) by Suzanne Collins
Credit: Scholastic Press3. Catching Fire(Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 2) by Suzanne Collins
4. Mockingjay(Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 3) by Suzanne Collins
Credit: Scholastic Press5. Fifty Shades Darker by E L James
Credit: Vintage6. Fifty Shades Freedby E L James
Credit: Vintage7. Gone Girlby Gillian Flynn
Credit: Crown8. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Credit: Riverhead Books9. The Helpby Katherine Stockett
Credit: Berkley10. The Fault in our Starsby John Green
1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemptionby Laura Hillenbrand
Credit: Random House2. Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Backby Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, and Lynn Vincent
Credit: Thomas Nelson3. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trailby Cheryl Strayed
Credit: Vintage4. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympicsby Daniel James Brown
Credit: Penguin Books5. Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson
Credit: Simon & Schuster6. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lastsby Gary Chapman
Credit: Northfield Publishing7. Bossypantsby Tina Fey
Credit: Reagan Arthur Books8. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in the U.S. Military Historyby Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, and Jim DeFelice
Credit: William Morrow9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Changeby Stephen R. Covey
Credit: Rosetta Books10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Credit: Broadway BooksTopicsAmazonBooks