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April 28, 2008 Half Price Books Awards $25,000 to Natural Resources Defense Council
Grant to help fund NRDC's Partnership for Earth Campaign and "www.simplesteps.org" website that promotes a healthier planet through personal action

March 19, 2008 VOTE ONLINE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARITY IN HALF PRICE BOOKS' EARTH DAY PROJECT
Website voting will choose the organization to receive at least $25,000 from the company's latest philanthropic project

February 20, 2008 Dallas Stars Goalie Marty Turco to Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday
During Free Event at Half Price Books

Children Attending to Receive Marty's Autographed Photo Card and a "Dr. Seuss" Hat

November 11, 2007 Half Price Books Partners with the National Center for Family Literacy to Celebrate New Store Opening in Springhurst
Proceeds of National Storybook Project Benefiting NCFL

November 1, 2007 Half Price Books Launches "BecomeGreen.org" Campaign on America Recycles Day
Initiative to Fund Environmental Education Programs, Reduce Plastic Bag Use

October 24, 2007 Half Price Books Honored for Award-Winning Creative

October 22, 2007 Half Price Books Opens Burleson Store
Neil Sperry to appear on Sunday

September 25, 2007 Half Price Books Partners with Keep Pearland Beautiful To Celebrate New Store Opening

September 10, 2007 Half Price Books Opens Store in Roseville

August 21, 2007 John F. Kennedy Spotted at New Countryside Half Price Books
Other famous sightings include Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Winston Churchill

August 9, 2007 Half Price Books Celebrates National Literacy Month

July 12, 2007 Half Price Books Opens Store in Monroeville, Pa

July 11, 2007 John F. Kennedy Spotted at Half Price Books
Other famous sightings include Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Winston Churchill

June 1, 2007 Albert Einstein Spotted at Half Price Books
Other famous sightings include Martin Luther King, Jr., Winston Churchill and Barbara Bush

April 5, 2007 The hunt gets underway for tales of treasures with the opening of the newest
Twin Cities' Half Price Books location in Crystal, MN

April 5, 2007 Half Price Books Partners with Ohio Environmental Council to Help Kids Breathe Easier
Company celebrates opening of fifth store in Columbus with donation to community

April 3, 2007 Half Price Books Launches BecomeGreen.info
Company launches Web site in support of Earth Day awareness

February 26, 2007 Half Price Books Moves to a New Fremont Location
Company marks occasion with four days of special events

February 14, 2007 Half Price Books Honored for Award-Winning Creative
Company Receives Three National RAC Awards and Four Dallas Addy Awards

January 29, 2007 Half Price Books Opens Store in Westerville, Ohio
Company marks occasion with four days of special events

January 5, 2007 Half Price Books Reports Strong Holiday Sales;
Plans to Open Additional Stores in 2007

January 4, 2007 Half Price Books Announces 'Big Buckeye Bookdown':
Fiesta Bowl Win Scores Books for Columbus Children's Hospital
Bookstore employees in Columbus are donating 100 books per touchdown

January 1, 2007 Half Price Books Launches Half Pint Library Campaign
Book Drive to Benefit Pediatric Patients

December 18, 2006 Texas Bookman Launches Online Outlet To Meet Needs of Wholesalers, Booksellers and Retailers

December 1, 2006 Ultimate Gift for Ultimate Dallas Cowboy Fan Benefits Local Literacy Organization
50 Autographed Cowboy Doomsday Defense Prints Available December 15

November 14, 2006 Half Price Books Expands Chicagoland Presence with Two New Stores
National New and Used Bookseller Opens Stores in Palatine, Bloomingdale

November 7, 2006 Half Price Books Opens Store in Lexington

September 15, 2006 Half Price Books Launches deletecensorship.org
Web site launch coincides with Banned Books Awareness Week

July 24, 2006 Half Price Books to Donate Whitman Collection
To University of Texas

Donation observes 40th anniversary of sniper shooting

May 1, 2006 Half Price Books and Feed The Children Distributing Books,
School Supplies as Part of Grand Opening Celebration

Local, National Relief Groups Team Up to Help Houston Children

April 5, 2006 Half Price Books Commits to Reduce Plastic Bag Use in Stores;
Urges Customers to Utilize Reusable Bags

Half Price Books Using Earth Day to Get Out Reusable Bag Message

March 29, 2006 Half Price Books Launches New Campaign to Encourage
Customers to "Let Go" of Books, Movies and Music

Bookseller to Demonstrate Merits of Selling Old Merchandise

March 28, 2006 Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass to Guide Tour of Berkeley Poetry Walk
and Gives Reading at Half Price Books

Heyday Books and Half Price Books Hosting Free Event

January 25, 2006 Reverend Peter Johnson Appearing at Half Price Books During African American History Month
Rev. Johnson to discuss the Civil Rights Movement and take questions during free event

January 1, 2006 Half Price Books "Sprouting Hope" With New Half Pint Library Campaign

Public Relations Contacts

Ms. Kirk Thompson
Public Relations Director
214.360.0833 ext. 1076
kthompson@halfpricebooks.com

Megan Kuntz
Public Relations Specialist
214.360.0833 ext. 1063
mkuntz@halfpricebooks.com


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