AFK Books LLC, is a local, independently-owned business, and a registered Virginia company.
John Brittell, AFK Books’ founder and media lackey, is a re-introduced native of Virginia Beach who launched his retail career at Games ‘n’ Gadgets in Lynnhaven Mall in the mid-eighties. There is a good chance he sold you your first copy of Super Marios Bros. or Sonic the Hedgehog.
As a retailer, John has lived the nomadic lifestyle common to retail executives, military personnel, and wandering gypsies. He has lived in Dallas, Seattle, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and managed retail locations in dozens of states. Before this latest venture John served as Vice-President of E-Commerce and Direct Marketing for GameStop, a Fortune 500 company, with over 6,000 stores worldwide.