Vancouver well read city | BCBusiness
According to Amazon.ca, Vancouver is Canada’s most well read city.
B.C.’s density of small businesses and entrepreneurs shines through in Amazon report
New research from massive online retailer Amazon.ca reveals that Vancouver is Canada’s most well read city, based on sales data from the past year (beginning in June 2012). The rankings were made on a per-capita basis, looking only at cities with more than 100,000 residents.
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1. Vancouver, British Columbia 2. Calgary, Alberta 3. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 4. Edmonton, Alberta 5. Regina, Saskatchewan 6. London, Ontario 7. Toronto, Ontario 8. Ottawa, Ontario 9. Winnipeg, Manitoba 10. Kitchener, Ontario |
11. Burnaby, British Columbia 12. Mississauga, Ontario 13. Gatineau, Quebec 14. Windsor, Ontario 15. Richmond, British Columbia 16. Markham, Ontario 17. Surrey, British Columbia 18. Halifax, Nova Scotia 19. Hamilton, Ontario 20. Brampton, Ontario |
B.C. is known for its density of small businesses—according to BC Stats, small businesses account for 98 per cent of all business in the province—and Amazon’s further findings reflect that. “Not only the number one Well Read City in Canada, Vancouver is breeding a population of entrepreneurs,” the report says.
According to the data, Vancouverites ordered more books from the Business and Investing category than any other city in Canada. The top title purchased was StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath.
