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Top US Book Markets

Bookstores Per 10,000 Households

1. Santa Fe, NM 5.25
2. Bloomington, IN 4.18
3. Bellingham, WA 3.62
4. Bryan-College Station, TX 3.32
5. Burlington, VT 2.96
6. Bangor, ME 2.94
7. Lawrence, KS 2.80
8. Charlottesville, VA 2.77

Source: American Book Sellers Association & US Department of Commerce 1992 Census of Retail Trade


Avid Book Reading

Top-ranked US Areas of Dominant Influence by Percent of households engaged in the activity

1. Charlottesville, VA 48.0
2. Seattle-Tacoma, WA 44.1
3. Fairbanks, AK 44.0
4. Grand Junction, CO 43.6
5. Eugene, OR 43.2
6. Missoula, MT 43.2
7. Anchorage, AK 43.1

Source: The 1996 Lifestyle Market Analyst/Standard Rate & Data Service (SRDS)