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Books-A-Million Corporate Office

Books-A-Million, sometimes called BAM!, was founded in 1917 by Clyde Anderson in Florence, Alabama. The company started as a small newspaper and magazine stand on a street corner. Soon, Anderson took his profits and purchased a bookstore in 1964, which he named Bookland. Bookland is still in business, operating today as a subsidiary of Books-A-Million.

Today, the company is the second largest bookstore chain in the U.S. With more than 250 stores, approximately 5,500 full time employees, as well as an eCommerce site, it’s difficult to not find a one of these chains in any large city in America. The company is second in size only to Barnes & Noble.

In addition to the book stores, the company also owns a distribution and wholesale book subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company, as well as NetCentral, an internet service company. The company recently acquired Yogurt Mountain in 2010.

Books-A-Million

Books-A-Million, sometimes called BAM!, was founded in 1917 by Clyde Anderson in Florence, Alabama. The company started as a small newspaper and magazine stand on a street corner. Soon, Anderson took his profits and purchased a bookstore in 1964, which he named Bookland. Bookland is still in business, operating today as a subsidiary of Books-A-Million.

Today, the company is the second largest bookstore chain in the U.S. With more than 250 stores, approximately 5,500 full time employees, as well as an eCommerce site, it’s difficult to not find a one of these chains in any large city in America. The company is second in size only to Barnes & Noble.

In addition to the book stores, the company also owns a distribution and wholesale book subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company, as well as NetCentral, an internet service company. The company recently acquired Yogurt Mountain in 2010.

History

Biblio.Com Corporate Office

Biblio was founded in 2000 by current CEO Brendan Sherar. The company was originally a price comparison search engine. In 2003, the company changed direction and retired the search engine in favor of an online used book store, with their main focus out of print or hard to find books.

In 2008, Biblio overhauled not on the site, but the way in which books are tagged for searching purposes. The company introduced SOLR, a super fast search engine to provide access to  the company’s 60 million book titles.  The company has a three way agreement between Biblioposis and ABBA. This four year agreement, signed in April of 2009, allows the ABBA eCommerce site clients access to the Biblio search engine.

Biblio is the first online book seller to offer carbon free shipping. Through the Ecosend program, Biblio purchases carbon offsets for every shipment of books it sends.

Biblio.Com

Biblio was founded in 2000 by current CEO Brendan Sherar. The company was originally a price comparison search engine. In 2003, the company changed direction and retired the search engine in favor of an online used book store, with their main focus out of print or hard to find books.

In 2008, Biblio overhauled not on the site, but the way in which books are tagged for searching purposes. The company introduced SOLR, a super fast search engine to provide access to  the company’s 60 million book titles.  The company has a three way agreement between Biblioposis and ABBA. This four year agreement, signed in April of 2009, allows the ABBA eCommerce site clients access to the Biblio search engine.

Biblio is the first online book seller to offer carbon free shipping. Through the Ecosend program, Biblio purchases carbon offsets for every shipment of books it sends.

History

Half Price Books Corporate Office

Half Price Books was founded in 1972 by Pat Anderson and Ken Gjemre, in Dallas, Texas. The original store was a remodeled Laundromat where the pair put 2,000 of their own books on sale and advertised that the company was buying and selling books. After buying thousands of books, records, and magazines, the company expanded their location.

Today, the company has more than 120 locations and outlet stores in 16 states. Half Price Books is the largest family owned chain of bookstores in the U.S. Pat Anderson’s daughter is current CEO. The company is well-known for donating millions of books to non-profit organizations such as American Red Cross and Feed the Children.

Half Price Books also owns their own printing company, Hackberry Press, which reprints non-copyrighted titles or English language translations of books from other publishers.

Half Price Books

Half Price Books was founded in 1972 by Pat Anderson and Ken Gjemre, in Dallas, Texas. The original store was a remodeled Laundromat where the pair put 2,000 of their own books on sale and advertised that the company was buying and selling books. After buying thousands of books, records, and magazines, the company expanded their location.

Today, the company has more than 120 locations and outlet stores in 16 states. Half Price Books is the largest family owned chain of bookstores in the U.S. Pat Anderson’s daughter is current CEO. The company is well-known for donating millions of books to non-profit organizations such as American Red Cross and Feed the Children.

Half Price Books also owns their own printing company, Hackberry Press, which reprints non-copyrighted titles or English language translations of books from other publishers.

History

Family Christian Stores Corporate Office

Family Christian was founded in 1931 in a farmhouse in Grandville, Michigan. Two brothers, Bernie and Pat Zondervan, created Zondervan Publishing, which printed Christian tracts, then later, books and other Christian materials.

The company was a division of Zondervan Publishing until 1993 when the company split itself into two separate companies. Originally called Family Bookstores, the company changed its name to Family Christian Stores to better reflect their values and merchandise. The company says that 100 percent of their profits go to charities benefiting orphans and widows. The US federal government granted the company 501 c status om 2012, which marks it as a non-profit organization.

Today, Family Christian Stores has 281 locations, as well as an online store. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2015.

 

Family Christian Stores

Family Christian was founded in 1931 in a farmhouse in Grandville, Michigan. Two brothers, Bernie and Pat Zondervan, created Zondervan Publishing, which printed Christian tracts, then later, books and other Christian materials.

The company was a division of Zondervan Publishing until 1993 when the company split itself into two separate companies. Originally called Family Bookstores, the company changed its name to Family Christian Stores to better reflect their values and merchandise. The company says that 100 percent of their profits go to charities benefiting orphans and widows. The US federal government granted the company 501 c status om 2012, which marks it as a non-profit organization.

Today, Family Christian Stores has 281 locations, as well as an online store. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2015.

History

 

Alibris Corporate Office

Alibris was founded in 1997 by Martin Manley in Emeryville, California.  Alibris was founded as a part of a company that tried to establish itself online as an antique book seller, Interloc. Oakhill Capital Parters purchased the company in 2010.

Bookstores list their inventory on Alibris, which in turn offers them on their website, as well as business to business partners such as Barnes and Noble and Books A Million. The company offers a massive selection of out of print books, used books, rare books, even music and movies on DVD’s. Customers can both buy and sell books, with prices charged for selling books being based on the value of the item.

In August 2020, Clark.com listed Alibiris as one of the cheapest places online to purchase books.

In 2013, the company had $100 million in revenue, as well as 120 full time employees. Alibris is also a charter member of Google eBooks service as of December of 2010. The company began its own blog, with book recommendations, in 2014.

Alibris

Alibris was founded in 1997 by Martin Manley in Emeryville, California.  Alibris was founded as a part of a company that tried to establish itself online as an antique book seller, Interloc. Oakhill Capital Parters purchased the company in 2010.

History

Bookstores list their inventory on Alibris, which in turn offers them on their website, as well as business to business partners such as Barnes and Noble and Books A Million. The company offers a massive selection of out of print books, used books, rare books, even music and movies on DVD’s. Customers can both buy and sell books, with prices charged for selling books being based on the value of the item.

In August 2020, Clark.com listed Alibiris as one of the cheapest places online to purchase books.

In 2013, the company had $100 million in revenue, as well as 120 full time employees. Alibris is also a charter member of Google eBooks service as of December of 2010. The company began its own blog, with book recommendations, in 2014.