Washington, D.C. Among the Most Well-Read Cities in U.S.

Washington, D.C. is among the most well-read cities in the country, according to rankings released Tuesday by Amazon.

The company compiled data of all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format since June 1, 2011, to determine the top 20 most well-read U.S. cities.

The statistics are per capita and the rankings include only municipalities of more than 100,000 residents.  

Washington, D.C. moved up to No. 9 after placing No. 14 a year ago.

The D.C. region has a slew of bibliophiles, with three Virginia jurisdictions joining Washington in the top 20; Arlington placed seventh and Richmond came in at No. 20.

Georgetown's access to bookstores has dwindled recently, most notable with the . But we still have and two excellent libraries, the and the .

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