Literary Yard has received this list from none other than Amazon.com about the most well-read cities in America. Well, Literary Yard does not endorse the list since it is based on the sales data on the website. The online retailer admits this in its note: “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 Top 10 Most Well-Read Cities are:

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

Even though this is a sales data, it is interesting compilation. It also gives the glimpse of burgeoning or shrinking books market. We request you to post your thoughts in the comment box below, if any, on this data.