Another Book Chain Going Down?

Let’s hope not, but these are some unsettling numbers from the Alabama based Books-A-Million.

I actually saw and shopped at my first Books-A-Million while living in Alabama. Though it devolved from a basic, big box bookstore like a Barnes and Noble into something that sold calendars and overstocked books, they’re not all like that. There’s one on Dupont Circle here in DC. I even bought my first Anne Carson book there. But’s also right by the great indie bookstore, Kramer’s Books. Hard to compete with that. Especially when Kramer’s serves alcohol and has a bar. My friend Dzifa and I used to drink there all the time after work some ten years ago. Good times.