Borders Going Bye Bye - Page 3

RStar · 07-21-2011, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

On the other hand, I can connect with friends around the world, watch movies, live TV, stream live video to the world, and even make phone calls just by reaching into my pocket.

Yes, while it is a bit sad as the older, more comfortable things pass; the new things we only dreamed of become reality. It is an exciting time to be alive!

Morrigoon · 07-21-2011, 10:33 AM

Borders done in by its own stupidity (article)

Cynthia · 07-21-2011, 11:53 AM

I am hoping that this will speed a resurgence of little local bookstores . . . I do love a small used and new mixed bookstore.

Moonliner · 07-21-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Cynthia

I am hoping that this will speed a resurgence of little local bookstores . . . I do love a small used and new mixed bookstore.

Interesting point. The used book market should be flooded with all the books from these closings. Unless they do the tear the cover off bury them in a pit thing.

Betty · 07-21-2011, 12:03 PM

I would love to have a bookstore near me like that!

Not Afraid · 07-21-2011, 12:19 PM

I always like B&N better than Borders for the Big Box store options (I was just at B&N last night). But, what I really miss is Acres of Books - the best used book store on the planet. The day it closed was a very sad day.

I'm also curious if this is going to make BN a stronger entity or if it will go the way of Borders. They've put much more investment in technology to retain customers with their Nook (which has a cool new version that was just released).

BarTopDancer · 07-21-2011, 09:58 PM

My mom bought, and returned a Nook. She said it was too hard to use.

I have a Nook color and love it, thought I wish I had an actual tablet for the data connection.

flippyshark · 07-27-2011, 08:46 PM

I worked at a B. Dalton's in the DeVargas Mall in Santa Fe, NM, back in 1984. My coworkers didn't talk books all that much with me, but the customers damn sure did. It was very low paying but I knew the stock really well, and had a pretty good intuition for what people were looking for when they came in saying, "I don't know the title or the author, but it's something about a guy, and there's this thing that happens." (The latest Stephen King novel? why, yes, that's it!

Also, because it was 1984, we had a big cardboard standee at the front of the store fully stocked with paperback copies of George Orwell's 1984. People would regularly walk past it, or brush against it, or trip over it, and then approach me and ask if we carried that book.

I spent all my paycheck on books.

Not Afraid · 07-27-2011, 09:39 PM

I put a nail on the bookstore coffin today. I got my Kindle. Of course, I will only use it for books that have no pictures, so all of the art/craft/gardening books I guy will still be purchased as real books.

Stan4dSteph · 07-28-2011, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I put a nail on the bookstore coffin today. I got my Kindle. Of course, I will only use it for books that have no pictures, so all of the art/craft/gardening books I guy will still be purchased as real books.

I haven't taken the plunge yet because I keep thinking I'll get an iPad, which would also do what a Kindle does, plus more.

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Cynthia Thank you, that is all Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: just north of the magic Posts: 187	I am hoping that this will speed a resurgence of little local bookstores . . . I do love a small used and new mixed bookstore.
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	I would love to have a bookstore near me like that! __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I always like B&N better than Borders for the Big Box store options (I was just at B&N last night). But, what I really miss is Acres of Books - the best used book store on the planet. The day it closed was a very sad day. I'm also curious if this is going to make BN a stronger entity or if it will go the way of Borders. They've put much more investment in technology to retain customers with their Nook (which has a cool new version that was just released).
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07-21-2011, 09:58 PM	#7
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	My mom bought, and returned a Nook. She said it was too hard to use. I have a Nook color and love it, thought I wish I had an actual tablet for the data connection. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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07-27-2011, 08:46 PM	#8
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I worked at a B. Dalton's in the DeVargas Mall in Santa Fe, NM, back in 1984. My coworkers didn't talk books all that much with me, but the customers damn sure did. It was very low paying but I knew the stock really well, and had a pretty good intuition for what people were looking for when they came in saying, "I don't know the title or the author, but it's something about a guy, and there's this thing that happens." (The latest Stephen King novel? why, yes, that's it! Also, because it was 1984, we had a big cardboard standee at the front of the store fully stocked with paperback copies of George Orwell's 1984. People would regularly walk past it, or brush against it, or trip over it, and then approach me and ask if we carried that book. I spent all my paycheck on books.
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07-27-2011, 09:39 PM	#9
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I put a nail on the bookstore coffin today. I got my Kindle. Of course, I will only use it for books that have no pictures, so all of the art/craft/gardening books I guy will still be purchased as real books.
	Submit to Quotes