Books-A-Million

Books-A-Million Inc.
Company typePrivate
(1917–1992 and 2015–present)
Public
(1992–2015)
IndustryRetail
Entertainment
Founded1917; 107 years ago (1917) in Florence, Alabama
FounderClyde W. Anderson
HeadquartersBirmingham, Alabama
Number of locations
260
Key people
Clyde B. Anderson, Chairman
Terrance G. Finley, CEO & President
R. Todd Noden, CFO
RevenueIncrease $934 million (2022)
Increase $4.619 million (2014)
Increase $2.908 million (2014)
Total assetsDecrease $294.251 million (2014)
Total equityIncrease $113.264 million (2014)
OwnerAnderson family (100%)
Number of employees
5,000 (2022)
SubsidiariesYogurt Mountain (40%)
Websitewww.booksamillion.com
Footnotes / references
[1]
Books-A-Million in Houston Pavilions, Downtown Houston
The Books-A-Million store at Sawgrass Mills, Sunrise, Florida

Books-A-Million, Inc., also known as BAM!, is a bookstore chain in the United States, operating 260 stores in 32 states.[2] Stores range in size from 4,000 to 30,000 square feet and sell books, magazines, manga, collectibles, toys, technology, and gifts.[2] Most Books-A-Million stores feature "Joe Muggs" cafés, a coffee and espresso bar.[2] Stores operate under the names Books-A-Million, Bookland, Books & Company, and 2nd & Charles.[3]

The company owns Yogurt Mountain Holding, a frozen yogurt retailer and franchisor with 40 locations, as well as Preferred Growth Properties, which develops and manages commercial real estate investments.[3] It owns and operates American Wholesale Book Company (AWBC), an e-commerce division operating as booksamillion.com; and an internet development and services company, NetCentral, in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

In December 2015, the company was acquired by its chairman, Clyde B. Anderson, and his family, for $21 million.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Books-A-Million Inc. 2014 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. ^ a b c d "Books-A-Million: About Us". Books-A-Million.
  3. ^ a b c "Books-A-Million, Inc. Completes Go-Private Transaction" (Press release). Business Wire. December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Beckerman, Josh (July 13, 2015). "Books-A-Million in $21 Million Buyout Deal With Chairman". The Wall Street Journal.