Books-A-Million, Inc., is the second-largest book retailer in the nation, operating more than 200 stores in 32 states and online at Booksamillion.com. The company also owns 2nd & Charles, a fast-growing new and used bookstore and pop culture purveyor with more than 40 stores in 18 states and counting. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, Books-A-Million maintains strong roots in Florence, AL, where it began as a street-corner newsstand in 1917 and still operates its wholesale and distribution subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company.
Powell's is an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971, with four store locations. Its flagship store takes up an entire city block, offering 68,000 square feet of used, new, rare, and out-of-print books. Powells.com offers the combined inventory of its four retail locations and five warehouses, with approximately 3 million books in all. The website features author interviews and essays as well as staff recommendations.
We believe that bookstores are essential to a healthy culture.
They’re where authors can connect with readers, where we discover new writers, where children get hooked on the thrill of reading that can last a lifetime. They’re also anchors for our downtowns and communities.
By design, we give away over 80% of our profit margin to stores and affiliates of stores: publications, authors and others who make up the thriving, inspirational culture around books!
As more and more people buy their books online, we wanted to create an easy, convenient way for you to get your books and support bookstores at the same time.
Bookshop is a benefit corporation - a corporation dedicated to the public good.