8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 16, 2005


                              Books-A-Million, Inc.
 ______________________________________________________________________________
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 DELAWARE                           0-20664                          63-0798460
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                     (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)               File Number)              Identification No.)


402 Industrial Lane, Birmingham, Alabama                           35211
_________________________________________                     _________________
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (205) 942-3737


                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


     Item 5.02  Departure  of  Directors  or  Principal  Officers;  Election  of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.


     On August 16,  2005,  at a meeting of the Board of  Directors,  pursuant to
Article II, Section 7 of our bylaws,  the Board of Directors  elected Mr. Albert
C. Johnson to fill a vacancy on the Board in the class of directors  who will be
subject for reelection at the annual meeting of the  Corporation's  stockholders
in 2008. In addition, Mr. Johnson has been appointed to serve as a member of our
Audit  Committee.  Mr. Johnson has accepted these  appointments.  Mr.  Johnson's
biographical information is:

     Mr. Johnson (age 61) currently is a financial consultant.  He has more than
30 years of  experience in finance and  administration,  most recently as senior
vice  president  and chief  financial  officer  of Dunn  Investment  Company  in
Birmingham,  Alabama.  Prior to that,  Mr.  Johnson  was a partner  with  Arthur
Andersen, where he worked in various senior level positions for nearly 25 years.
Mr. Johnson  currently serves on the Board of Directors of MidSouth  Industries,
Inc.,  where he is  chairman of the Finance  and Audit  Committee.  Mr.  Johnson
earned a Master of Science degree in Systems  Management  from the University of
Southern  California and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting  from Florida State
University.  Mr. Johnson is a Certified Public  Accountant.  He also served as a
Captain in the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(c)      Exhibits.

Exhibit No.              Document Description
99.1                     Press Release dated August 18, 2005







                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      _____________BOOKS-A-MILLION, INC._______
                                                        (Registrant)

Date _August 22, 2005______
                                ____________/s/ Richard S. Wallington__________
                                                    (Signature)
                                         Name:  Richard S. Wallington
                                         Title:   Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX





Exhibit No.              Document Description
99.1                     Press Release dated May 18, 2005

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1
BOOKSo A o MILLION(R)                                              News Release

402 Industrial Lane
Birmingham, AL  35211
205-942-3737

Contact:     Richard S. Wallington
             Chief Financial Officer
             (205) 942-3737


            ALBERT C. JOHNSON NAMED DIRECTOR OF BOOKS-A-MILLION, INC.


     BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 18, 2005) - Books-A-Million, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:BAMM)
today announced that Albert C. Johnson has been appointed to the Company's Board
of  Directors.  He will  also  serve  as a member  of the  Audit  Committee  for
Books-A-Million.  Johnson (age 61) currently is a financial  consultant.  He has
more than 30 years of experience in finance and administration, most recently as
senior vice president and chief financial officer of Dunn Investment  Company in
Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to that, he was a partner with Arthur Andersen, where
he worked in various senior level positions for nearly 25 years.

     Commenting on the announcement,  Clyde B. Anderson,  Executive  Chairman of
the Board of  Books-A-Million,  said,  "We are delighted that Albert Johnson has
agreed to join our Board.  Obviously,  considering  his extensive  background in
business and financial matters,  he brings impressive  credentials to the Board,
and we  expect  that he will  contribute  greatly  to its work.  Further,  as an
independent  director,  his appointment enhances our continued efforts to ensure
the  highest  caliber of  corporate  governance  for our  shareholders.  We look
forward to his  participation  as a director and to his counsel about the future
direction for Books-A-Million."

     Johnson currently serves on the Board of Directors of MidSouth  Industries,
Inc., where he is chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee.

     Johnson  earned a Master of Science degree in Systems  Management  from the
University of Southern  California and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting  from
Florida State  University.  Johnson is a Certified  Public  Accountant.  He also
served as a Captain in the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force.

     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 207 stores
in 19 states and the District of Columbia.  The Company  operates three distinct
store  formats,   including   large   superstores   operating  under  the  names
Books-A-Million  and Books & Co.,  traditional  bookstores  operating  under the
names Books-A-Million and Bookland, and Joe Muggs Newsstands.

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