Hastings Entertainment, Inc. to Host Summer Book Club

AMARILLO, Texas, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. will host their annual Summer Book Club in stores and online beginning May 12, 2013.  The Summer Book Club program is designed to encourage children to continue reading during the summer months through various rewards programs, including an essay contest for a chance to win a computer and a computer for the school of their choice.  Other rewards to be given out this summer will include product discounts and various gift card drawings. 

The Summer Book Club program will be in all Hastings Entertainment locations all summer long and will conclude on Saturday, September 7, 2013.  For more information on Summer Book Club and the promotions that will be taking place, please visit your local Hastings store or visit us online at www.goHastings.com/summerbookclub.

About Hastings
Founded in 1968, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, as well as trends and consumer electronics merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format.  We currently operate 135 superstores, averaging approximately 24,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States.  We also operate three concept stores, Sun Adventure Sports, located in Amarillo, Texas and Lubbock, Texas, and TRADESMART, located in Littleton, Colorado.

We also operate www.goHastings.com, an e-commerce Internet Web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys.  The site features exceptional product and pricing offers.  The Investor Relations section of our web site contains press releases, a link to request financial and other literature and access our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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