Books-A-Million: Weak Finish to Decent Year Fourth quarter sales at BAM tailed off after the holiday period (when same-store sales were flat), with comparable sales down 1.6 percent against a year ago, though up 3 percent overall at $168 million. Net income fell slightly to $16.5 million for the quarter. For the full fiscal year, sales were up 2.8 percent percent to $535 million, a Potter-powered 1.4 percent increase on a same-store basis, but net income fell by $2.4 million to $16.5 million. (Direct comparisons are a little tricky, since the prior fiscal year comprised 53 weeks instead of 52 […]