To kick-start the summer reading season, Amazon announced Alexandria as the most well-read city in America, according to a report released by the retail giant.

The ranking was determined by compiling sales data of all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format from April 2013 to April 2014, on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents. The Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities are:

1. Alexandria, Va.

2. Miami, Fla.

3. Knoxville, Tenn.

4. Seattle, Wash.

5. Orlando, Fla.

6. Ann Arbor, Mich.

7. Berkeley, Calif.

8. Cambridge, Mass.

9. Cincinnati, Ohio

10. Columbia, S.C.

11. St. Louis, Mo.

12. Pittsburgh, Penn.

13. Vancouver, Wash.

14. Salt Lake City, Utah

15. Atlanta, Ga.

16. Gainesville, Fla.

17. Dayton, Ohio

18. Clearwater, Fla.

19. Richmond, Va.

20. Tallahassee, Fla.

Dan Brown's "Inferno" was the best-selling book in Alexandria, followed by Veronica Roth's "Divergent" and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Divergent was the most-read book by Goodreads users in Alexandria.

"Our annual Most Well-Read Cities list shows that reading continues to be a passion for people from coast to coast," said Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Print and Kindle Books at Amazon.com. "This weekend marks the start of the summer reading season, so we hope customers find a great book to enjoy and help contribute to their city's well-read status."

When Amazon considered cities that had a population of more than one million, San Diego was titled the most well read city.

The retail giant also noted that while Alexandria bought the most books overall, Cambridge bought the most print books, and Knoxville purchased the most Kindle books.