Simon Cowell is known for being a harsh judge [Getty Images]. Simon Cowell is known for being a harsh judge [Getty Images].

A biography of media mogul and put-down king Simon Cowell is the book most likely to be put down and left in a hotel room, said a survey by staff at Travelodge hotels in the UK.

The staff began the survey when they realised that guests were discarding thousands of books a year in Travelodge hotels across the country.

They found that Simon Cowell: The Unauthorised Biography by Chas Newkey-Burden was the book most likely to be discarded in their hotel rooms.

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In second place was Ant & Dec's joint autobiography 'Ooh! What a lovely pair: our story'.

The new Business Secretary for Britain, Vince Cable's book was third.