Most Well-Read

Posted Thu, 05/22/14

According to Amazon, this year's top twenty most well-read cities in the United States include:

  1. Alexandria, Va.

  2. Miami, Fla.

  3. Knoxville, Tenn.

  4. Seattle, Wash.

  5. Orlando, Fla.

  6. Ann Arbor, Mich.

  7. Berkeley, Calif.

  8. Cambridge, Mass.

  9. Cincinnati, Ohio

  10. Columbia, S.C.

  11. St. Louis, Mo.

  12. Pittsburgh, Pa.

  13. Vancouver, Wash.

  14. Salt Lake City, Utah

  15. Atlanta, Ga.

  16. Gainesville, Fla.

  17. Dayton, Ohio

  18. Clearwater, Fla.

  19. Richmond, Va.

  20. Tallahassee, Fla.

The list was compiled from book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format from April 2013 to April 2014 (in cities with more than 100,000 residents).

 

Thanks to Shelf Awareness for the report (05/22/14 pro issue).

 

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