Bookmans
Bookmans, officially known as Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, is the largest used book retailer based in Arizona. It was founded in 1976 by Bob Oldfather, who is the current president of the company. Besides books, the store also sells magazines, CDs, DVDs, electronics, video games, and musical instruments. All six stores have free access to Wi-Fi Internet. Bookmans stores are located in Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix and Flagstaff.
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, Arizona Derby Dames, the Late Night Cult Classics series at The Loft Cinema and HoCo Record Festival at Hotel Congress.
