Books-A-Million

The joe mugs café is very good; only thing I go in to BAM for.

The handicapped stall in the men’s room was out of order; A comment written on the handwritten sign on the door stated that it had been so «for months.» I don’t know whether that’s true but given how well organized the rest of the store isn’t, I have no difficulty believing that.
I suppose any bookstore is better than an empty store, but this place makes me mourn the loss of borders.

Going into BAM feels like walking into the wreckage left behind when the twister went through Borders.
The best thing about BAM is their staff who are always friendly and helpful.
They don’t have a good selection of books. On one occasion I went in to buy Cat’s Cradle by Vonnegut and they didn’t have it! That is a very basic book for a store of that size to have. Another problem is that the system will say they have a book (even two copies) and then they will find out that had been a system glitch for months and they have no copies.
The DVD/​Blueray section is always highly disorganized and has little to offer.
They have too many toys, T-​shirts and other novelties. I would actually enjoy these sections if BAM also supplied adequate books, music and/​or movies.
The two stars as opposed to one is for the great staff and the place might not be organized but it is at least clean.

This place is terrible! I used to go to Boarders and hated how every time I went to the counter they would ask if you wanted a «premium rewards card» which costed $ 20 but «would make up the price with the coupons in only a couple purchases». I finally got it and then they went out of business a month later. When I called corporate for a refund they said they didn’t care to make me happy because they were going under. The new BAM place is just as bad. When I go to the counter I say up front «please don’t tell me about a rewards card» and what do they do? Go ahead and ramble on about it! Very rude. They have all the old inventory from Boarders only now its worse because it was boxed up then unboxed during moving and the books are torn and have wear. It has a very warehouse like feel and the workers are always clueless as to what good recommendations to give.
I will never go to a box store again. I found a local store called Gibson’s which is everything a book store should be.

Looks like a warehouse and doesn’t have the same environment as borders used to. I miss borders :(

I wish we had BAM in Massachusetts! Lovely selection of books and geek goodies. This location had a nice comic and graphic novel selection. Not as many books on sale as some locations though. Very big store. Lots of roaming employees just waiting to help you which is a nice touch. I loved the Halloween selection of cute items. Tempted, oh so tempted, but I was good and resisted. I rarely buy physical books now (thank you, Kindle Fire) but every now and then I’ll find one at a good price. Not this trip but browsing is still super fun for the nerdy English major in me!

This is a great place to kill some time or do some shopping. The store is quite large, nicely laid out and is full of books, games gifts & magazines. Surprisingly they have an excellent selection of books and both the hus and I were happy to find exactly what we were looking for. It’s almost exactly like Barnes & Noble, especially with their displays and feature products like the Nook.
A benefit is that they also have a coffee shop on site with wi-​fi which is perfect for getting some work done or meeting with friends. Plus the parking lot is huge and getting in and out is a breeze with the amount of registers that are open.

Books-​A-​Million (BAM!) recently opened in the Fort Eddy Plaza, taking over the former Borders space. It was sad to see Borders close as I was a frequent customer and former Borders Rewards Plus member. I took advantage of the Borders «going out of business» sales only a few months ago, but I’m very glad to see another bookstore move in so quickly. Books-​A-​Million took over several former Borders locations throughout the US. I’ve shopped at several Books-​A-​Million stores when I spent time in Florida.

The layout of the new Concord Books-​A– Million store is very similar to the former Borders and it feels like Borders never closed, just the name of the store changed. The magazine section, café (Joe Muggs), children’s books, and music & movies are still in the same locations and the selection of books and discounted bargain books here is good and still growing as Books-​A– Million settles in (the back of the store still feels a bit empty).
Books-​A– Million also sells cards, gifts, games, toys, Yankee Candle products, and Nook. Joe Muggs Coffee Café offers coffee & espresso drinks, baked goods, and free wi-​fi. The CDs in the music section are priced very competitively, most popular CDs are priced $ 7.99-$ 13.99 and they offer discounted DVDs for $ 6.97.
Books-​A– Million also offers a Millionaire’s Club (card) membership for $ 20 a year, which gets you discounts (10%-40%) on almost everything in the store and online at
and special offers are emailed. Barnes & Noble offers a similar discount card for $ 25 a year.