Book sales have been soaring so high over the last few years that the 14.4% gain from 2019 for Los Angeles is actually below the growth average of other markets. Indeed, many big cities saw double-digit growth, including Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta, but the fastest growing cities for book sales may surprise you.
Here are the top 14 growth markets – each seeing a gain of 21.8% or more. Portland, Maine (37.3%) and Fresno, California )31.5%) showed the most growth.
1.
Portland, Maine 37.3%
2.
Fresno, CA 31.5%
3.
Phoenix 26.1%
4.
Green Bay 26.0%
5.
Tampa 25.4%
6.
Orlando/Daytona 24.9%
7.
San Antonio 24.7%
8.
Cincinnati 24.6%
9.
Salt Lake City 23.95
10. Des Moines, Iowa 23.8%
11. Flint, MI 23.5%
12. Columbus 22.8%
13. Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids 21.9%
14. Providence 21.8%
So why did these cities see wild, above-average growth?
Likely, these cities saw population growth, demographic shifts, and perhaps the opening of more bookstores. But I don’t know that for a fact. Buying habits also could be changing. But the main thing is that book sales are up, especially in places we don’t think of as literary capitals.
However, the nation’s largest book market, New York City, saw sales growth of just 15% vs. the national average pf 15%. More people may have ordered books online but those sales weren’t being looked at here – only in-store sales.
Liberal
cities like L.A., Boston, and NYC saw retail shutdowns during covid that lasted
longer than in other parts of the country. This, too, could have been a factor.
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