Teachin'Mine Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Amazon has put out a list of the top cities for sales of its Kindle and hard copy books. It's interesting to see as some could easily be guessed and others are a bit of a surprise. Here's the article with the list of cities: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110527/tc_yblog_technews/is-your-city-well-read-amazon-knows-the-answer I think that the use of the public libraries in some cities probably affects these results hugely as in I wouldn't translate this into a list of the top cities for readers in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I think that the use of the public libraries in some cities probably affects these results hugely as in I wouldn't translate this into a list of the top cities for readers in general.:iagree: Our county public libraries are consistently busier per capita than other similarly sized systems. We also have Powell's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Good public libraries are a treasure. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracieT Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 We have very good libraries around here and they even have a surprising amount of e-books! We don't have a Kindle, we have a Sony Reader. So even my purchases with my Sony don't count to Amazon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I can see why Orlando is on there. There aren't many book stores in the area for such a large town. I don;t know how their library is since we live one county over, but we have a terrific library system here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Well, geez, they separated Bellevue out from Seattle. If you added those two together as the greater Seattle area, I bet we win. Of course, Amazon headquarters are here, so that might have something to do with it :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Well, geez, they separated Bellevue out from Seattle. If you added those two together as the greater Seattle area, I bet we win. The yahoo article was inaccurate. If you go to the original Mashable article (linked at the bottom of the yahoo article), you'll see that the rankings were per capita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Well, geez, they separated Bellevue out from Seattle. If you added those two together as the greater Seattle area, I bet we win. Of course, Amazon headquarters are here, so that might have something to do with it :D. I'll bet the rainy weather doesn't hurt either. Good coffee and a good book are great on a rainy day. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) For a mere individual, I certainly do my share of buying Amazon books/Kindle books, wonder if they included our house in the Boulder, CO area. Anyway, our Boulder Borders store just closed down. I didn't know we had so many ereader people here. Edited May 30, 2011 by Satori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I don't know if it's a factor or not but all 3 of the Florida cities have major universities in them. I can imagine students being huge Amazon customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I wonder if vacation plays in there, too? I don't buy books new at home, except for ones I need for homeschooling and can't get used. But on vacation, I buy books, and often get them for the kindle app on my iPhone because it's so portable. I think I bought three the last time I was in Orlando. Would that count for Memphis, or for Orlando? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 I wonder if vacation plays in there, too? I don't buy books new at home, except for ones I need for homeschooling and can't get used. But on vacation, I buy books, and often get them for the kindle app on my iPhone because it's so portable. I think I bought three the last time I was in Orlando. Would that count for Memphis, or for Orlando? Good question. It would depend on whether they use the shipping or mailing address. The article doesn't give a whole lot of details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I don't know if it's a factor or not but all 3 of the Florida cities have major universities in them. I can imagine students being huge Amazon customers. I thought the exact same thing when I saw Cambridge, Berkeley and ANn Arbor on the list. Textbooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I'd be interested in comparing the stats from brick and mortar stores. I do all my book shopping at the Barnes and Noble that's a couple of miles from my house. :) We also have a great library system and check out many books from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Good public libraries are a treasure. :) :iagree: We have wonderful libraries and resources here. I have 5 book stores within 5 miles of my house. I'm not sure this list is very telling. I know many people here are reading books on other technology as well (like my husband on his ipad). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I thought the exact same thing when I saw Cambridge, Berkeley and ANn Arbor on the list. Textbooks! Ann Arbor is a reading town, though, regardless of the textbook orders. They practically have a bookstore on every corner. Lots of intellectuals, lots of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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