Amazon.com Releases Most Well-Read Cities in America Ranking For 2015

If you enjoy lists/rankings, Amazon’s fifth annual Most Well-Read Cities in America ranking is now available online.
About the Ranking

The ranking was determined by compiling sales data of all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format from April 2014 to April 2015, on a per capita basis in cities with more than 500,000 residents.

The Ranking

1. Seattle, Wash.
2. Portland, Ore.
3. Las Vegas, Nev.
4. Tucson, Ariz.
5. Washington, D.C.
6. Austin, Texas
7. San Francisco, Calif.
8. Albuquerque, N.M.
9. Denver, Colo.
10. Louisville, Ky.
11. Charlotte, N.C.
12. Baltimore, Md.
13. San Diego, Calif.
14. Houston, Tx.
15. Indianapolis, Ind.
16. San Jose, Calif.
17. Jacksonville, Fla.
18. San Antonio, Texas
19. Nashville, Tenn.
20. Chicago, Ill.

Fast Facts From the List

• Seattle, Wash., the home of Amazon headquarters, not only purchased the most books overall but also purchased the most Kindle books, magazines, and newspapers.

• Washington, D.C. residents, ranked #5 overall on the list, prefer the print book, outranking Seattle as the city with the most purchases of print books.

• California is for readers with three cities making the top 20 list this year: San Francisco, San Diego, and San Jose.

• Las Vegas is for lovers—their residents purchased the most romance titles.

• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn was the top-selling title in seven of the top 20 cities: Houston, Texas; Austin, Texas; Charlotte, N.C.; Tucson, Ariz., Louisville, Ky.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Baltimore, Md.

Direct to Amazon’s News Release, Rankings
See Also: Amazon.com Releases 4th Annual “Most Well-Read” Cities List, Knoxville, TN Purchases Most Kindle Books (May 20, 2014)
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