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): January 10, 2005




                              BOOKS-A-MILLION, INC.
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             (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
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(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

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





Item 7.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits This exhibit is furnished  pursuant to Item 9.01 and shall not
be deemed to be "filed".

     Exhibit No.                                       Description
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      99.1                                 Press Release Dated January 10, 2005

Item 9.01. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


     On  January  10,  2005,  Books-A-Million,   Inc.  issued  a  press  release
announcing its sales results for the nine-week  period ended January 1, 2005. A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

     The  information  in this Report,  including the exhibit  attached  hereto,
including  Exhibit  99.1, is furnished  solely  pursuant to Item 12 of this Form
8-K.  Consequently,  it is not deemed  "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section.  It may only be  incorporated by reference in another filing under
the  Exchange  Act  or  Securities  Act  of  1933  if  such  subsequent   filing
specifically references this Form 8-K.




                                                              SIGNATURES
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     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.

Dated: January 10, 2005                                    BOOKS-A-MILLION, INC.


                                                    By:/s/ Richard S. Wallington
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                                                           Richard S. Wallington
                                                         Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit No.                                       Description
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        99.1                               Press Release Dated January 10, 2005