10 Most Well-Read Cities in America

Living near Amazon's headquarters apparently prods people to pick up a book. Seattle is the most well-read city in the country for a second year in a row, according to Amazon's annual list—based on purchases of print or electronic books, magazines, and newspapers in major cities over the course of a year ending in April, per a release. The top 10:

1. Seattle
2. Portland, Ore.
3. Washington, DC
4. San Francisco
5. Austin
6. Las Vegas
7. Tucson
8. Denver
9. Albuquerque
10. San Diego

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