Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Anderson Harold M
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/09/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOOKS A MILLION INC [BAMM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3101 CLAIRMONT ROAD, SUITE C
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See General Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30329
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 348,480
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Anderson Harold M
3101 CLAIRMONT ROAD
SUITE C
ATLANTA, GA 30329
      See General Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Harold M. Anderson 04/09/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
The reporting person is filing this report because he may be deemed to be a member of a "group" (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act) that owns more than 10% of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), of the Issuer.  The reporting person does not have (i) any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in or (ii) the power
to vote or dispose of, or the power to direct the vote or disposition of, any Common Stock of the Issuer held by any other person,
including, without limitation, any other person who may be deemed to be a member of such group. Accordingly, the reporting person disclaims
beneficial ownership of any securities of the Issuer held by any other person, including, without limitation, any other person
who may be deemed to be a member of such group, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the
beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 under the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise.

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