Bookmans

{{Infobox company

| name = Bookmans Entertainment Exchange

| logo = Bookmans_logo.png

| type = Private

| foundation = 1976

| location = Tucson, Arizona

| key_people = Bob Oldfather (Founder and President){{cite web | url= http://www.allbusiness.com/automotive/automotive-industry-environment/13518058-1.html |title= Ground broken for e-vehicle chargers: Bookmans putting in stations at two Tucson locations | first= Dan | last= Sorenson |publisher= The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson|date= 2009-12-03| accessdate=2010-05-25}}

| industry = Bookstore and Entertainment

| num_employees =

| num_locations = 5

| products = Used books
Magazines
CDs
DVDs
Video games
Electronics
Musical instruments

| subsid =

| homepage = [http://www.bookmans.com/ www.bookmans.com]

}}

Bookmans, officially known as Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, is an American bookseller and the largest used book retailer based in Arizona. It was founded in 1976 by Bob Oldfather.{{cite web | url= http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/calendar/67457.php|title= Bookmans says thanks|first= Chuck | last= Graham | publisher= Tucson Citizen | date= 2007-10-31| accessdate=2009-05-18}}{{cite web | url= http://azdailysun.com/articles/2007/12/07/news/local/20071207_local_news_9.txt|title= New categories, more winners for Best of Flagstaff 2007| publisher= AZ Daily Sun| date= 2007-12-07| accessdate=2009-05-18}}{{cite web| url= http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/arizona/tucson/32756/bookmans/shopping-detail.html?scp=1&sq=bookmans&st=cse| title= Frommer's Review| work= The New York Times| accessdate= 2009-05-18| url-status= dead| archiveurl= https://archive.today/20120716063846/http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/arizona/tucson/32756/bookmans/shopping-detail.html?scp=1&sq=bookmans&st=cse| archivedate= 2012-07-16}} Besides books, the store also sells magazines, CDs, DVDs, electronics, video games, and musical instruments.{{cite web | url= http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/best-used-books/BestOf?oid=1092753&feature=1122259 |title= Best Used Books | publisher= Tucson Weekly| accessdate=2009-05-18}}{{cite web | url= http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/bestof/2007/award/best-cd-store-on-a-budget-553639/|title= BEST CD STORE ON A BUDGET| publisher= Phoenix New Times| accessdate=2009-05-18}} Some 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.{{Cite web |last=Bookmans |date=2019-05-07 |title=Bookmans Flags Cafe |url=https://bookmans.com/bookmans-flagstaff-cafe/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Bookmans Entertainment Exchange |language=en-US}}

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,{{cite web|title=The Loft Cinema Sponsorship|url=http://www.loftcinema.org/sponsorship|accessdate=2009-05-18}} public and festival events like the HoCo Record Festival at the Hotel Congress, and other local organizations and communities throughout Arizona.