Books-A-Million, Inc. Announces Appointment of Tyler Novak as General Counsel

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) today announced the appointment of Tyler Novak as General Counsel. Mrs. Novak will be responsible for overseeing all the company's legal affairs, including general corporate legal matters, intellectual property and corporate compliance, and will report to Clyde B. Anderson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

“I am extremely pleased to have Tyler join the Books-A-Million team. Her impressive career to date has prepared her for this new role and to contribute to the continued success and growth of our company”

"I am extremely pleased to have Tyler join the Books-A-Million team. Her impressive career to date has prepared her for this new role and to contribute to the continued success and growth of our company," said Mr. Anderson.

Mrs. Novak is a graduate of Washington and Lee University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and European History. Following graduation from Washington and Lee, she spent a year in London at Christie's completing a post-graduate program in fine and decorative arts. She received a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, where she was a Hugo L. Black Scholar and Order of the Coif. She focused her practice on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and securities work at King and Spalding, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia and most recently at Bradley Arant Boult and Cummings, LLP in Birmingham, Alabama.

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 over 200 stores in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The Company operates large superstores under the names Books-A-Million and Books & Co. and traditional bookstores operating under the names Bookland and Books-A-Million. The common stock of Books-A-Million, Inc. is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol BAMM. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.booksamillioninc.com.

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 actual results, performance, achievements of the Company 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, the competitive environment in the book retail industry in general and in the Company's specific market area; inflation; economic conditions in general and in the Company's 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 the Company; and uncertainties related to the Internet and the Company's Internet initiative. In addition, such forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent upon 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. Please refer to the Company’s annual, quarterly and periodic reports on file with the SEC for a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that could cause results to differ materially. The Company disclaims 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.