I came
across an interesting article about how various cities around the world stack
up when it comes to the number of books stores and libraries to be found within
their boundaries.
Every year
the World Cities Culture Forum collects information on how people consume
culture around the world. Amongst other information, the forum asks its partner
cities to self-report on cultural institutions and consumption, including where
people can get books.
Hong Kong as
the most bookstores - 21 per 100,000 people, and Edinburgh offers the most
libraries - 60.5 for every 100,000 people.
The one
Canadian city in the survey – Toronto – has 13.9 bookstores and 3.9 libraries per
100,000 people.
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