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Apparently those of us in the Pacific Northwest spend a lot of time with our books.

For the second year in a row, Seattle is the Most Well-Read City in the country and Portland came in second, according to a report from online retail giant Amazon.com.

Amazon, which is based in Seattle, released its annual list of the Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities in America on Tuesday. The list is based on per capita sales data from cities with more than 500,000 residents, and includes all books, newspapers and magazines purchased in both print and Kindle formats, a news release said. The list was based on data from April 2015 to April 2016.

Here's the full list:

Seattle, Washington Portland, Oregon Washington, District of Columbia 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, Tennessee Chicago, Illinois Indianapolis, Indiana Dallas, Texas San Antonio, Texas

The report also noted other trends, Amazon said.

For specific purchases, "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins was the top selling title across print and Kindle formats in Portland, Austin, Tucson, Albuquerque and San Diego, Amazon said. In Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego and Albuquerque, adult coloring books were among the most popular print titles.

--Laura Frazier

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