A featured book signing A featured book signing, with conservative talk show host Dan Bongino, was held at the Oplika Alabama location was a complete disaster today. Myself and several hundred other patrons drove an hour or more only to find out they were out of books! How in the hell do you advertise for weeks the book signing and run out of books? I’m sure Mr. Bongino was unaware of the problem. Management went out of their way to tell folks you had to “pre-order” once we arrived or we were out of luck. I personally noticed people walking out with 4 or five autographed books ahead of me…if they knew ahead because of the crowd why didn’t they limit the number of books so everyone that showed up could be accommodated? My last trip to Books-A-Million, this is why Amazon is the better option!

I wish I had read about others… I wish I had read about others experience before I ordered. Like many others what I have ordered from Books A Million (a figurene for my Grandson) for Christmas was ordered on 12-4-23. I have sent many requests for an update, received only one response saying they would let me know when it shipped. It is 12-31-23, no requests for update have been answered, no package has been received. I will NEVER order from BAM again. Terrible (AS IN NO) customer service. No item, no idea what is going on or when or even IF I will ever receive my order. DO NOT order from this company!

Non existent customer service Positive: I found two books that I couldn't find anywhere. Negative: They didn't ship my order for about three weeks. I requested a cancellation. I sent two emails, used their form, called their number. I never got a response but they promptly created a shipping label right after my first cancellation request.

Our local store in Wilmington Our local store in Wilmington, NC took out the coffee shop and seating around their store. Not going back. It's pretty clear from the parking lot their demise is on the horizon.

Next time it's Amazon again... I chose to order directly from Books-A-Million instead of Amazon - BIG mistake! I should have read the reviews for BAM before ordering... According to tracking info, the order has been at the shipping facility for 4 days without having being moved! It has been a week so far since order has been placed, and no significant updates. Amazon keeps you in the loop, often offers no shipping/handling cost, and delivers in no time! That's why independent retailers go out of business: insufficient service and lack of communication.