2010, the company paid $3 million for a 40% stake in Yogurt Mountain, a frozen yogurt retailer and franchisor. Six months later, the company opened Yogurt Mountain locations in its bookstores. In September 2010, the company launched 2nd & Charles, a trader of used media, with its first store in Hoover, Alabama across from Riverchase Galleria. That year, it opened its first store in North Alabama. In December 2015, the company was acquired by its chairman, Clyde B. Anderson, and his family, for $21 million. In November 2016, the company began to sell self-published books. Criticism In 2014, Books-A-Million was identified by 24/7 Wall Street as America's worst company to work for, citing low satisfaction among employees due to "high stress and low pay...low chance of promotion, [and] hours are based on magazine and discount card sales." See also Barnes & Noble Borders Group References External links 1917 establishments in Alabama 1992 initial public offerings Bookstores of the United States Book selling websites Dot-com bubble Companies based in Birmingham, Alabama Florence, Alabama Retail companies established in 1917 American companies established in 1917 2015 mergers and acquisitions