Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Charles C. Anderson 2012 GRAT
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOOKS A MILLION INC [BAMM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See remarks below.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
402 INDUSTRIAL LANE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/16/2012
(Street)

BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 07/16/2012   J   2,081,076 D (1) $ 3.15 (2) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Charles C. Anderson 2012 GRAT
402 INDUSTRIAL LANE
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211		     X   See remarks below.

Signatures

 /s/ Clyde B. Anderson, Trustee   07/18/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) On July 16, 2012, Charles C. Anderson, as settlor of the Charles C. Anderson 2012 GRAT (the "GRAT"), received from the GRAT 2,081,076 shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Issuer, which shares had previously been transferred by Mr. Anderson to the GRAT, in exchange for assets of equal value. As a result, these 2,081,076 shares of the Common Stock are now beneficially directly owned by Mr. Anderson. Currently, the GRAT beneficially owns none of the Common Stock.
(2) For purposes of the transaction described herein, the price was determined by calculating the average of the high ($3.19) and low ($3.12) trading prices on July 16, 2012, the effective day of the transaction.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person 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 $0.01 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, except as may be otherwise indicated herein.  Accordingly, except as may be otherwise indicated herein, 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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