Amazon.com Reveals the Most Well-Read Cities in America

by Benzinga Staff

May 26, 2011 9:18 AM | 3 min read |

Amazon.com AMZN announced its list of the Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities in America. After compiling sales data of all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format since Jan. 1, 2011, on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents, the Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities are:

				1. Cambridge, Mass.					11. Knoxville, Tenn.

				2. Alexandria, Va.					12. Orlando, Fla.

				3. Berkeley, Calif.					13. Pittsburgh

				4. Ann Arbor, Mich.					14. Washington, D.C.

				5. Boulder, Colo.					15. Bellevue, Wash.

				6. Miami					16. Columbia, S.C.

				7. Salt Lake City					17. St. Louis, Mo.

				8. Gainesville, Fla.					18. Cincinnati

				9. Seattle					19. Portland, Ore.

				10. Arlington, Va.					20. Atlanta