Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Monday, July 18, 2011

Borders is Bankrupt Dead

All that is left is to liquidate it (and fire 11,000 people). That leaves only Barnes & Noble for a national book chain and I imagine that they aren't doing so well.
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6 comments:

Mark Rossmore said...

There's also Books-a-Million with 200 stores. We have one here in town and I love going there, although I must admit I haven't bought anything there in some time.

Quite frankly, between my Nook Color, my wife's Nook, and Amazon Prime free 2-day shipping, BAM can't compete. I mean, it's one thing if you're talking a dollar or two difference, but most of the history and research books I want I can get for $$$ less at Amazon. I can wait the 2 days. Also, the pure entertainment reads - i.e. the ones I'll read once and that'll wind up as clutter on my shelves - are cheaper to get on the Nooks and obviously won't take up space.

Nostalgia for the printed page only goes so far before the wallet starts screaming.

7/18/2011 7:16 PM
BadTux said...

B&N is losing money, yes. But they're not gushing money. They're pretty close to break-even now that they've shuttered all the money-losing B. Dalton mall bookstores, and ebook and Nook sales will likely push them over the top next quarter.

- Badtux the Bookish Penguin

7/18/2011 8:22 PM
Comrade Misfit said...

WP, I get my books from the local library. There are very few books anymore that I want to own and, if I do read one that I'd like to have, then I'll buy it.

7/18/2011 8:53 PM
Mark Rossmore said...

@Badtux: When the mall Waldenbooks shut down a couple years ago, the liquidation sale was the only time I'd ever actually seen people in it. It was rather sad.

@CM: You can borrow digital editions from the public library on the Nook. Here's a step-by-step that doesn't seem too terrible.

The only library I hit around here is the Naval Aviation Museum's small research library. I've spent hours there researching things for a novel and articles. Many of the books were donated by veterans and show their heritage. For example, in researching airships, I opened one book to find an inscription on the inside cover from one of the K-ship captains congratulating a fellow captain for something or other. Cool little bits like that make the history come alive.

It's an inspiring place.

7/19/2011 1:10 AM
CalvinsMom said...

Most B&Ns have deals with colleges to provide texts. They ain't going anywhere.

Now if only I had any spare cash to go pick Borders' bones to get some good books.

This economy blows dead goats.

7/19/2011 10:59 AM
Comrade Misfit said...

Thing is, though, it'll be the liquidators selling the stuff, not Borders. And those clowns often don't give deals any better than the stores did.

7/19/2011 11:52 AM

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