2008-08-18 23:36:03 -

- Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its fiscal 2009 second quarter conference call on Thursday, August 21, 2008. The Company will release results for the second quarter ended August 2, 2008, that afternoon.

The live broadcast of Books-A-Million's conference call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (4:00 p.m. Central Time) on August 21, 2008. The link to this event may be found at the Company's website: www.booksamillioninc.com.

If you are unable to participate at that time, an online replay will be available two hours after the call ends and will continue through September 21, 2008.

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 more than 200 stores in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The Company operates two distinct store formats, including large superstores operating under the names Books-A-Million and Books & Co., and traditional bookstores operating under the name Bookland. The Company's wholesale operations include American Wholesale Book Company and Book$mart, both based in Florence, Alabama. For more information, visit the company's website at www.booksamillioninc.com.

Books-A-Million, Inc.
Douglas G. Markham, Chief Financial Officer, 205-942-3737