Based on the final tabulation by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, the depositary for the tender offer, 56,406 shares of common stock were properly tendered and not withdrawn at prices at or below $10.00 per share. As a result, the Company has accepted for purchase 56,406 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for a total cost of $564,060.

Wells Fargo Shareowner Services will promptly issue payment for the shares validly tendered and accepted for purchase and will return all other shares tendered not accepted for purchase.

Subject to applicable law, the Company may, in the future, purchase additional shares of its common stock pursuant to its previously announced stock repurchase program, although the Company and its affiliates are prohibited from repurchasing shares until August 4, 2005, ten business days after July 21, 2005.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as the dealer manager for the tender offer and D.F. King & Co., Inc. acted as the information agent for the tender offer.

Books-A-Million is one of the nation's leading book retailers and sells on the Internet at www.booksamillion.com. The Company presently operates 207 stores in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The Company operates three distinct store formats, including large superstores operating under the names Books-A-Million and Books & Co., traditional bookstores operating under the names Books-A-Million and Bookland, and Joe Muggs Newsstands.