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Public ( NASDAQ : BAMM )
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In 1917 as a street corner newsstand in Florence, Alabama
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Books-A-Million, Inc <br />402 Industrial Lane <br /> Birmingham, Alabama 35211 <br />(205) 942-3737
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Clyde B Anderson , Executive Chairman of the Board <br/> Sandra B Cochran , President, Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary<br /> Terrance G Finley , Executive Vice President of Books-A-Million, Inc and President, American Internet Service, Inc, <br /> Richard S Wallington , Chief Financial Officer
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Retail (Specialty) , Entertainment
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Books
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4,900 ( 2005 )
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$481 Million USD ( 2005 ) <br /> 102 Million ( 2005 Net Income)
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or '''BAM!''' was founded in 1917 as a street corner newsstand in Florence, Alabama. Books-A-Million has become the third largest book retailer in the United States (after #1
Barnes & Noble and #2
Borders Books ), and the premier book retailing chain in the Southeastern United States. Its corporate office is located in
Birmingham, Alabama , the company currently has over 200 stores in 19 states and the District of Columbia, with about 4,900 employees as of 2005.
In addition to its flagship Books-A-Million superstore, it operates storefronts badged and
Shopping Mall book and greeting card stores under the name '''Bookland'''. Most of its stores feature a
Joe Muggs Café , also the name used for the company's newsstand operations.
In addition to its primary retail component, the corporation includes a book wholesale and distribution subsidiary,
American Wholesale Book Company (AWBC), an e-commerce division operating as BOOKSAMILLION.COM, and an internet development and services company,
NetCentral , in
Nashville, Tennessee .
Portions of this information were taken from the
Books-A-Million, Inc. website.
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