Tag Archive: Bookselling

Borders Bankruptcy and Bashing


Borders opened a store a mile from my house and I was excited. Amazon still wasn’t my #1 choice for buying books, and Borders has a cafe. Books weren’t all! Borders brought back a music store to the mall and a more reputable source than megastores for cards, posters, and board games. Locals celebrated. Fast…

Borders, Amazon, Context


Amazon is my book store of choice. Heck, it’s my vendor of choice on more than books. Price and selection drive that choice. Think then I never visit the local book store. You’d be wrong. Borders is a place I spend a fair amount of time. Sure, it doesn’t compete on price. The books on…

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