Books-A-Million

About

Books-A-Million is the Southeast’s leading bookstore chain and the nation’s second-largest bookseller, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1917 as a street-corner newsstand in Florence, Alabama, BAM now operates more than 260 stores across 32 states and the District of Columbia. Shoppers can also buy online at booksamillion.com. The group includes 2nd & Charles, a new-and-used bookstore and pop-culture retailer, and American Wholesale Book Company, its Florence-based wholesale and distribution arm. The Anderson family took the company private in 2015.