Books-A-Million to Host Jenna Bush in Tampa, Florida.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Books-A-Million (NASDAQ:BAMM):

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Due to heightened security, customers must go through a security checkpoint before the event. Please leave backpacks, large handbags and other prohibited items at home or in your car and arrive ahead of time to allow for the screening. After the checkpoint, all customers attending the event, including children, will be given a wristband, which must be worn for security identification purposes at all times. Books-A-Million cannot guarantee that all customers with line numbers will have the opportunity to meet Ms. Bush and have Ana's Story signed.

About Books-A-Million, Inc.

Books-A-Million (NASDAQ:BAMM) 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.