Full-text usage of e-books in 2014 without DRM*

Top-25 of most-used books on platforms without DRM *

book title publisher link to e-book platform full-tekst usage **
Diagnosaurus McGraw-Hill SmartCat AccessMedicine 9.121
Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementia Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 8.282
Anesthesia Student Survival Guide Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 4.190
The Wondrous Story of Anesthesia Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 3.824
Clinical Anesthesiology Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 3.025
European Tort Law Oxford University Press SmartCat Oxford Scholarship Online 2.666
Old Age In Europe Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 2.665
Ophthalmology 2nd Ed Thieme Publishers SmartCat Thieme 2.596
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition American Psychiatric Publishing Inc SmartCat PsychiatryOnline 2.592
Human Rights in Criminal Proceedings Oxford University Press SmartCat Oxford Scholarship Online 2.254
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press SmartCat Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2.042
Harrison’s Online McGraw-Hill SmartCat AccessMedicine 1.860
Informatorium voor Voeding en Diëtetiek Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 1.748
Informatorium voor Voeding en Diëtetiek Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 1.622
Grove Art Online Oxford University Press SmartCat Grove Art Online 1.603
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law Oxford University Press SmartCat Oxford Public International Law 1.569
DSM-5 Clinical Cases American Psychiatric Publishing SmartCat PsychiatryOnline 1.554
Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine McGraw-Hill SmartCat AccessMedicine 1.524
Grove Music Online Oxford University Press SmartCat Grove Music Online 1.427
Behavioral interventions in cognitive behavior therapy American Psychological Association SmartCat APA PsycBOOKS 1.407
NHG-Standaarden voor de praktijkassistente 2013 Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 1.395
Brill’s New Pauly Brill SmartCat Brill 1.176
Encyclopedia of Population vol. 1 Gale SmartCat Gale Virtual Reference Library 1.174
Medisch handboek kindermishandeling Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 1.163
Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 1.092
The Jurists Oxford University Press SmartCat Oxford Scholarship Online 1.006
Fundamentals of Neurology 4th Ed Thieme Publishers SmartCat Thieme 992
Anesthesiology and Otolaryngology Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 960
Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 944
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (seg) Brill SmartCat Brill 906
How does the Galaxy Work? Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 831
PET and SPECT in Neurology Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 826
The Oxford Classical Dictionary Oxford University Press SmartCat Oxford Reference 818
Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 818
Promoveren doe je zo! Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 808
Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 804
The aging workforce realities, myths, and implications for organizations American Psychological Association SmartCat APA PsycBOOKS 795
Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine 1 Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 793
Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care Springer SmartCat SpringerLink 786
Junqueira’s Basic Histology: Text & Atlas, 13e McGraw-Hill SmartCat AccessMedicine 763

* DRM: digital rights management (‘copy protection’)
** full-text usage: typically counted per book chapter