Amazon's 2nd Annual "Most Well-Read Cities in America"

tubemonkey · 05-16-2012, 04:36 AM

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Kicking off the summer reading season, Amazon.com, Inc. 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.

Top 5

Alexandria, VA
Cambridge, MA
Berkeley, CA
Ann Arbor, MI
Boulder, CO

The rest of the Top 20 are in the news release, along with some interesting bits of trivia.

edit: 1st Annual "Most Well-Read Cities in America"

Kumabjorn · 05-16-2012, 05:19 AM

Those are all cities with huge Universities, right?
In the case of Virginia I'm thinking Naval Academy, are there others?

Connallmac · 05-16-2012, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Those are all cities with huge Universities, right?
In the case of Virginia I'm thinking Naval Academy, are there others?

Alexandria is across the Potomac River from Washington D.C., the US Naval Academy is in Annapolis, Maryland.

abookreader · 05-16-2012, 10:05 AM

Boulder is Univ of Colorado - Go Buffs!

ProfCrash · 05-16-2012, 12:55 PM

There are many Universities in the Metro DC area, Annapolis is normally not included in that mix because it is a bit further out. There is George Mason, George Washingotn, American University, Georgetown, and a whole host of others. I don't think any of them are located in Alexandria.

Northern Virginia tends to be very well represented on the list of richest districts in the US. There are quite a few individuals running around with fancy degrees who work for Contractors or the Government. It is not surprising that one of those cities would show up on a list like this.

Hellmark · 05-16-2012, 02:20 PM

The news here in St Louis were making a big deal out of it, because we're 18th. Yay, we're beating Atlanta....

tubemonkey · 05-16-2012, 02:37 PM

I added a link to last year's list for comparison. The Top 5 are the same, except Cambridge and Alexandria switched places.

RainingLemur · 05-16-2012, 03:21 PM

Interesting list. I would've liked to have seen more factoids about the other cities on the list.

LisaPT · 05-16-2012, 09:51 PM

I've not read the small print, but I would imagine this is just the cities with the most number of people buying from Amazon. As a resident (not a collage student) in Ann Arbor, I can tell you that we also have two independent bookstores (both with wonderful owners/sales people), a B&N (we used to have 3 Borders -- sigh), and uncounted used bookstores. And Ann Arbor is a pretty small city -- the entire population could fit in UM's football stadium with room to spare.

If there really was a contest for the most books read, I'd say bring it!

kennyc · 05-16-2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Top 5

Alexandria, VA
Cambridge, MA
Berkeley, CA
Ann Arbor, MI
Boulder, CO

The rest of the Top 20 are in the news release, along with some interesting bits of trivia.

edit: 1st Annual "Most Well-Read Cities in America"

Boulder is close enough for me. My son lives there as well.

tubemonkey · 05-16-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaPT

I've not read the small print, but I would imagine this is just the cities with the most number of people buying from Amazon. As a resident (not a collage student) in Ann Arbor, I can tell you that we also have two independent bookstores (both with wonderful owners/sales people), a B&N (we used to have 3 Borders -- sigh), and uncounted used bookstores. And Ann Arbor is a pretty small city -- the entire population could fit in UM's football stadium with room to spare.

If there really was a contest for the most books read, I'd say bring it!

See OP:

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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.

tubemonkey · 05-16-2012, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Boulder is close enough for me. My son lives there as well.

Seattle dropped from #9 to #13. We be getting dumber

Kumabjorn · 05-17-2012, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Seattle dropped from #9 to #13. We be getting dumber

Maybe monkey population decreasing? Humanoids takeing over?

plib · 05-17-2012, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Maybe monkey population decreasing? Humanoids takeing over?

Well, if so, then at least Charlton Heston will be pleased.

Kumabjorn · 05-17-2012, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by plib

Well, if so, then at least Charlton Heston will be pleased.

I thought they had pried the gun from his dead cold hands.

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Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Those are all cities with huge Universities, right? In the case of Virginia I'm thinking Naval Academy, are there others?

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abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Boulder is Univ of Colorado - Go Buffs!

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	There are many Universities in the Metro DC area, Annapolis is normally not included in that mix because it is a bit further out. There is George Mason, George Washingotn, American University, Georgetown, and a whole host of others. I don't think any of them are located in Alexandria. Northern Virginia tends to be very well represented on the list of richest districts in the US. There are quite a few individuals running around with fancy degrees who work for Contractors or the Government. It is not surprising that one of those cities would show up on a list like this.

05-16-2012, 02:20 PM	#6
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	The news here in St Louis were making a big deal out of it, because we're 18th. Yay, we're beating Atlanta....

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,858 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I added a link to last year's list for comparison. The Top 5 are the same, except Cambridge and Alexandria switched places.

05-16-2012, 03:21 PM	#8
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Interesting list. I would've liked to have seen more factoids about the other cities on the list.

05-16-2012, 09:51 PM	#9
LisaPT Member Posts: 16 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: sony reader PRS-600	I've not read the small print, but I would imagine this is just the cities with the most number of people buying from Amazon. As a resident (not a collage student) in Ann Arbor, I can tell you that we also have two independent bookstores (both with wonderful owners/sales people), a B&N (we used to have 3 Borders -- sigh), and uncounted used bookstores. And Ann Arbor is a pretty small city -- the entire population could fit in UM's football stadium with room to spare. If there really was a contest for the most books read, I'd say bring it!