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Borders liquidating, 10K employees out of work

post #1 of 26
7/19/11 at 11:40am
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I never liked Borders that much but there were times when I enjoyed stopping in to browse the books/magazines and buy something. But with lower prices and two day free shipping from Amazon, it's no surprise that Borders has bit the dust.

Really sad to see so many people lose their jobs.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/borders-calls-off-auction-plans-to-liquidate/
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post #2 of 26
7/19/11 at 12:28pm
I liked them because they were close to me and offered very good coupons, unlike Barnes & Noble. Looks like Costco and Amazon for books for me now, with the occasional purchase from Barnes & Noble.
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post #3 of 26
7/19/11 at 12:33pm
I never bought anything from the Borders in Chevy Chase apart from books at steep discount, a few magazines and cookies/iced tea from the cafe.
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post #4 of 26
7/19/11 at 12:45pm
Why are we not bailing this company out? Think of the children.
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post #5 of 26
7/19/11 at 9:32pm
I always liked Borders much better than Barnes & Noble. I found Borders had a broader selection of "real" books, whereas Barnes & Noble has a broader selection of cookbooks.
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post #6 of 26
7/19/11 at 9:53pm
not to sound like a dick, but does this mean books are goign to be uber cheap at borders?
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post #7 of 26
7/19/11 at 9:54pm
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Originally Posted by yjeezle View Post

not to sound like a dick, but does this mean books are goign to be uber cheap at borders?

Aye. The ones around here liquidated in the first round and had some pretty nice discounts.
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post #8 of 26
7/20/11 at 4:48am
I preferred Borders over B&N, and would stop by weekly; however, I rarely made purchases. I read magazines and identified books to buy for my iPad, but usually didn't buy books or mags in the stores.
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post #9 of 26
7/20/11 at 6:17am
The Borders near Copley Square on Boylston and the store on School Street (near the old Old South) were havens. The areas are both mixed offices and retail, and the coffee shops tend to be small and overcrowded (L'Aroma, fer instance). I stopped in both Borders' locations all the time to take a break, grab a coffee, and sometimes even buy what I was reading. Both spots are prime real estate, and it'll be interesting to see if B&N tries to buy up those spaces or whether they'll turn in to discount Halloween costume shops.
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post #10 of 26
7/20/11 at 6:25am
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Originally Posted by yjeezle View Post

not to sound like a dick, but does this mean books are goign to be uber cheap at borders?
Still not as cheap as Amazon unless you are looking for Glenn Beck's most recent book, or something along those lines, which lasts until the 70-80% off discount.
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post #11 of 26
7/20/11 at 10:00am
who cares
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post #12 of 26
7/20/11 at 9:48pm
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Originally Posted by JayJay View Post

I preferred Borders over B&N, and would stop by weekly; however, I rarely made purchases. I read magazines and identified books to buy for my iPad, but usually didn't buy books or mags in the stores.

And because of cheapskates like you, we no longer have a Borders and the book-publishing industry is in peril.
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post #13 of 26
7/20/11 at 10:06pm
The Borders over here in Australia already died. And the books were still not all that phenomenally cheap compared to book depository during the liquidation sale.
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post #14 of 26
7/21/11 at 12:34am
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And because of cheapskates like you, we no longer have a Borders and the book-publishing industry is in peril.

The book publishing industry is in peril because they suck at what they do. They took too long to capitalize on the wave of e readers coming out, they've always had a terrible computer-file policy. The real benefit of an electronic device with books (especially textbooks) is so underutilized by idiot publishers it's ridiculous. Give me a DRM-free file that has navigable contents, allows me to back-reference other topics while I'm reading, and doesn't look like piss and I would actually consider supporting them. I'm a "cheapskate" because the publishers won't give me what I want. Keep supporting failed business models, it does well here (I'm looking at you RIAA and MPAA).



On to Borders: this saddens me incredibly so. I've bought literally dozens (if not in the triple digit range) of books from the company. I like Amazon, but I typically don't buy enough for shipping or the time spent waiting to be worthwhile. Unfortunately I've been expecting this. I predict MBA schools will turn this into a great case study... Hired Amazon to make their website. Their website was utter garbage [and, IIRC, delayed] while Amazon's is excellent. Poor book selection for the Kobo. Too long to release the Kobo and not what the market was hoping for.
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post #15 of 26
7/21/11 at 6:27am
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... Hired Amazon to make their website. Their website was utter garbage [and, IIRC, delayed] while Amazon's is excellent. Poor book selection for the Kobo. Too long to release the Kobo and not what the market was hoping for.

When I read this back when they declared bankruptcy I could not believe it. They let Amazon run it for 7 years or so, and I believe their site actually funneled customers who wanted to buy the books they were seeing online to Amazon's website for purchase.


Also, buying books for e-readers isn't being a cheapskate. Some people prefer to use technology to have a centralized unit for everything. I hate reading off of computer screens and print off anything of substance that requires extended reading, but I definitely see the advantage of having one item containing however many books you want which weighs a pound.
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