Later on Thursday federal bankruptcy court is set to approve Books-A-Million’s deal to take over 14 store leases from Borders. At the same time, the now-second-largest book retailer is closing stores in Asheville, NC; Florence, SC, and Tupelo, MS by the end of next week. Each of these stores has been open more than 15 years, with approximately 60 people set to lose their jobs. Going out of business sales begin Thursday with books and other merchandise priced at 20 percent off. Citizen-Times SCNow NE MS Daily Journal Antiquarian bookstore Serendipity Books will close its Berkeley, CA shop after nearly […]