Bookmans

Last updated
Bookmans Entertainment Exchange
Type Private
Industry Bookstore and Entertainment
Founded1976
Headquarters Tucson, Arizona
Number of locations
5
Key people
Bob Oldfather (Founder and President) [1]
Products Used books
Magazines
CDs
DVDs
Video games
Electronics
Musical instruments
Website www.bookmans.com

Bookmans, officially known as Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, is the largest used book retailer based in Arizona. It was founded in 1976 by Bob Oldfather. [1] [2] [3] [4] Besides books, the store also sells magazines, CDs, DVDs, electronics, video games, and musical instruments. [5] [6] All five stores have free access to Wi-Fi Internet. Bookmans stores are located in Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix and Flagstaff. The Flagstaff store includes a cafe, that is popular with locals, tourists, and students from Northern Arizona University. [7]

Bookmans is a member of the American Booksellers Association and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. The company is known for its annual reading competition open to Arizona elementary schools, called The Bookmans’ Reading Challenge. The company sponsors, among other things, local music and art venues like The Loft Cinema, [8] public and festival events like the HoCo Record Festival at the Hotel Congress, and other local organizations and communities throughout Arizona.

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