BOOKSo A o MILLION(R)                                              News Release

402 Industrial Lane
Birmingham, AL  35211
205-942-3737

Contact:      Richard S. Wallington
              Chief Financial Officer
              (205) 942-3737



           BOOKS-A-MILLION RECEIVES NASDAQ COMPLIANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


     BIRMINGHAM,    Ala.   (October   26,   2005)   -   Books-A-Million,    Inc.
(Nasdaq/NM:BAMME)  (the  "Company")  today announced that it has received notice
from Nasdaq that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has determined that the
Company's  common  stock is  eligible  for  continued  listing on the The Nasdaq
National Market(R).  On October 27, 2005, the Company's common stock will resume
trading under its original trading symbol "BAMM."

     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 208 stores
in 19 states and the District of Columbia.  The Company  operates  four 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.  The Company's
wholesale operations include American Wholesale Book Company and Book$mart, both
based in Florence, Alabama.

     Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:

     This  document  contains  certain  forward-looking  statements  within  the
meaning of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve a
number of risks and  uncertainties.  A number of factors  could cause our actual
results,  performance and achievements,  or industry  results,  to be materially
different  from any future  results,  performance or  achievements  expressed or
implied by such forward-looking  statements.  These factors include, but are not
limited to: a restatement of our quarterly or annual  financial  statements as a
result of a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting;  the
competitive  environment  in the book  retail  industry  in  general  and in our
specific  market  areas;  inflation;  economic  conditions in general and in our
specific  market  areas;  the  number  of  store  openings  and  closings;   the
profitability  of  certain  product  lines,   capital  expenditures  and  future
liquidity; liability and other claims asserted against us; uncertainties related
to the Internet  and our  internet  initiatives;  and other  factors  referenced
herein. In addition,  such forward-looking  statements are necessarily dependent
upon the assumptions, estimates and dates that may be incorrect or imprecise and
involve known and unknown risks,  uncertainties and other factors.  Accordingly,
any forward-looking  statements included herein do not purport to be predictions
of  future  events  or  circumstances  and  may  not be  realized.  Given  these
uncertainties, stockholders and prospective investors are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking  statements.  We disclaim any obligations
to update any such factors or to publicly  announce the results of any revisions
to any of the  forward-looking  statements  contained  herein to reflect  future
events or developments.