Alexandria, Va., Cambridge, Mass., and Berkeley, Calif., top Amazon’s second annual “Most Well-Read Cities in America” list.
(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 15, 2012-- Kicking off the summer reading season, Amazon.com (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:
- Alexandria, Va.
- Cambridge, Mass.
- Berkeley, Calif.
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Boulder, Colo.
- Miami, Fla
- Arlington, Va.
- Gainesville, Fla.
- Washington, D.C.
- Salt Lake City
- Pittsburgh
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Seattle
- Orlando, Fla.
- Columbia, S.C.
- Bellevue, Wash.
- Cincinnati
- St. Louis
- Atlanta
- Richmond, Va.
In taking a closer look at the data, Amazon also found that:
- Berkeley, Calif, is a city full of jet-setters – it topped the list by ordering the most Travel books.
- 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.
- Virginia is for lovers –Alexandria, VA., that is, which tops the charts in the Romance book category.
- 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.com has issued their official summer reading suggestions. Customized lists for adults and children can be found at:
Adults – www.amazon.com/summer-reading
