Following up on post about the most least stressful cities to rent in, we are now listing the most booklovers friendly states and cities.
The list is based on Gabrielle van Welie’s article on RISMedia. Credit and kudos go to her.
Great list!
The top states are, according to Publishers Weekly, when measure by the number of bookstores per capita are:
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Vermont
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- Nebraska
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Alaska
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Washington, D.C.
- South Carolina
- Mississippi
- West Virginia
- Georgia
- Indiana
- North Carolina
Amazon also created their own rank, which according to Gabrielle’s article includes magazine and newspaper sales as well, but nevertheless, provides a good overview:
- Seattle, Washington
- Portland, Oregon
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco, California
- Austin, Texas
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Tucson, Arizona
- Denver, Colorado
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- San Diego, California
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Louisville, Kentucky
- San Jose, California
- Houston, Texas
- Nashville, Tennesse
- Chicago, Illinois
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Dallas, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
The photo used in this post is courtesy of Country Bookshelf, Montana’s Largest Independent Bookstore