Alexandria, Va., Cambridge, Mass., and Berkeley, Calif., top Amazon’s
second annual “Most Well-Read Cities in America” list
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 15, 2012--
Kicking off the summer reading season, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
announced its annual list of the Most Well-Read Cities in America. The
ranking was determined by compiling sales data of all book, magazine and
newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format since June 1, 2011, on a
per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents. The Top 20
Most Well-Read Cities are:
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Alexandria, Va.
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Pittsburgh
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Cambridge, Mass.
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Knoxville, Tenn.
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Berkeley, Calif.
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Seattle
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Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Orlando, Fla.
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Boulder, Colo.
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Columbia, S.C.
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Miami
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Bellevue, Wash.
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Arlington, Va.
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Cincinnati
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Gainesville, Fla.
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St. Louis
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Washington, D.C.
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Atlanta
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Salt Lake City
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Richmond, Va.
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In taking a closer look at the data, Amazon also found that:
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Berkeley, Calif., is a city full of jet-setters – it topped the list
by ordering the most Travel books.
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Boulder, Colo., keeps the closest eye on its waistline by topping the
list of cities that order the most books in the Health, Fitness &
Dieting category.
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Virginia is for lovers – Alexandria, Va., that is, which tops the
charts in the Romance book category.
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Cambridge, Mass., grows the most budding entrepreneurs. These locals
topped the list for ordering the most books in the Business &
Investing category.
“As the summer reading season gets into full swing, we're excited to
reveal our second annual Most Well-Read Cities list,” said Chris
Schluep, Senior Editor of Books, Amazon.com. “It’s great to see that we
are truly a nation of readers, with representation on this list from
every region of the country.”
In addition to their annual Most Well-Read Cities list, Amazon has
issued their official summer reading suggestions. Customized lists for
adults and children can be found at:
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