I remember seeing a report at the beginning of 2010 that predicted they would be gone by the end of the year, so at least they held on for few more months! lol

They had a few large stores in all the major cities here in the UK as well, and all those were closed down at least a year ago. And the one near my ex-wife's place in Portland never seemed to be particularly busy whenever I was in there.

I think Amazon and E-Readers are making big physical bookstores redundant, the same way MP3's and digital music made big physical music stores redundant. It's a shame, but such is the time we live in.

JoeTyler said:

that's what happens when you sell normal (medium sized, no pics) books for +22$, even +28...

that said, I feel very sorry for the workers...

i agree about the workers.

i guess borders has never been an integral part of my reading life, since i've a real tendency toward cheap and borders never embraced my philosophy.

i would weep sad tears if powell's bookstore in portland, OR ever went under. powell's is a kind of heaven for me, with new and used books about everything under the sun and then some.

imo if printed books are going to compete in the digital era they should be sold at magazine prices.

XxAxX said:

JoeTyler said:

that's what happens when you sell normal (medium sized, no pics) books for +22$, even +28...

that said, I feel very sorry for the workers...

i agree about the workers.

i guess borders has never been an integral part of my reading life, since i've a real tendency toward cheap and borders never embraced my philosophy.

i would weep sad tears if powell's bookstore in portland, OR ever went under. powell's is a kind of heaven for me, with new and used books about everything under the sun and then some.

imo if printed books are going to compete in the digital era they should be sold at magazine prices.

I love Powell's... my ex-wife lives in Portland. I was going to move there permanently, then we got divorced. Great store, picked up some very cool things there. From what I hear, they have been having problems though.

sextonseven said:

ufoclub said:

I knew what it was!

I did too! Borders is nice to walk around in, but their prices are too expensive.

Yup

ZombieKitten said:

thekidsgirl said:

Oh nooo! One less place for me to go to read magazines I can't bring myself to buy

me too!!! I go to the library for my fix

I'd go to the library, but the atmosphere isn't as appealing. Too many evil teenagers lounging around, texting and eating in the magazine area

thekidsgirl said:

whistle said:

i read the title and thought this was some sort of political/globalization discussion.

Me too!

Militant said:

XxAxX said:

i agree about the workers.

i guess borders has never been an integral part of my reading life, since i've a real tendency toward cheap and borders never embraced my philosophy.

i would weep sad tears if powell's bookstore in portland, OR ever went under. powell's is a kind of heaven for me, with new and used books about everything under the sun and then some.

imo if printed books are going to compete in the digital era they should be sold at magazine prices.

I love Powell's... my ex-wife lives in Portland. I was going to move there permanently, then we got divorced. Great store, picked up some very cool things there. From what I hear, they have been having problems though.

Efan said:

ZombieKitten said:

Efan said: Red wine. I've tried to like it for decades, but like coffee, it offends my tastebuds

Those are two of my favorite things on this entire earth! And pizza would be a third thing. I am shocked and stymied by this news.

More shocked then you were by the closing of the bookstrore chain?

Deadflow3r said:

Efan said:

Those are two of my favorite things on this entire earth! And pizza would be a third thing. I am shocked and stymied by this news.

More shocked then you were by the closing of the bookstrore chain?

Naw. That's been coming down the pike for a while.

Im crushed. Borders is my fav bookstore, head and shoulders better than Barnes and Noble. Im really upset if they disappear forever.

this reminds me of the time when they stopped making records...

all the book stores r closing

and all i c r kids holding electronic toy things...

its rare to see kids with a book in their hands.......

i am sick of electronic gadgets ..... technology is starting to piss me off

WHAT?! NOOOOOOOOO! THEY'RE THE ONLY STORE NEAR ME THAT'S OPEN ON SUNDAYS.

FuzzyWitch said:

this reminds me of the time when they stopped making records...

all the book stores r closing

and all i c r kids holding electronic toy things...

its rare to see kids with a book in their hands.......

i am sick of electronic gadgets ..... technology is starting to piss me off

^^Times are changing

i dont think electronic gadgets are bad.. hey look your on one but i do think books will be needed when that impending solar flare comes and knocks out all the power grids.

formallypickles said:

FuzzyWitch said:

this reminds me of the time when they stopped making records...

all the book stores r closing

and all i c r kids holding electronic toy things...

its rare to see kids with a book in their hands.......

i am sick of electronic gadgets ..... technology is starting to piss me off

^^Times are changing

i dont think electronic gadgets are bad.. hey look your on one but i do think books will be needed when that impending solar flare comes and knocks out all the power grids.

yes i know i am on a gadget thingy too..... but todays kids with the power thumbs r crazy.......

give them a book and they r like stunned not knowing wtf to do with it!!!! even their hand writing skills suck!!!!!

some things like books should never change

FuzzyWitch said:

FuzzyWitch said:

this reminds me of the time when they stopped making records...

all the book stores r closing

and all i c r kids holding electronic toy things...

its rare to see kids with a book in their hands.......

i am sick of electronic gadgets ..... technology is starting to piss me off

They didn't stop making records. I just bought two new records the other day. You have to know where to look.

sextonseven said:

spacedolphin said:

Their clearance sale was awesome, 70% off most books. Only time I ever bought anything from them.

Yeah, I purchased a book for 70% Off at one of the Border stores they were closing here in Michigan. I went home and still found the damn book cheaper on amazon.com.

FuzzyWitch said:

this reminds me of the time when they stopped making records...

all the book stores r closing

and all i c r kids holding electronic toy things...

its rare to see kids with a book in their hands.......

i am sick of electronic gadgets ..... technology is starting to piss me off

I thought I was the only one who felt that way.

mind you i love the digital age but the e-books are so impermanent. all it takes is a solar flare, or a power outage. poof! book not there anymore

i read today that the remaining borders bookstores will be closed. that's not a good thing. hope the workers get good severance packages

XxAxX said:

i read today that the remaining borders bookstores will be closed. that's not a good thing. hope the workers get good severance packages

i was thinking about this...with kindles and nooks, and ipads, etc...think of all the trees that will be saved because books are going digital!

borders had some good naughty books though...remember the time you and I got busy in the cookbook section after browsing through the Paula Dean cookbook?? :LOL: and then you told the borders guy you screamed because you finally found a good recipe for a chocolate lave cake that gushed????

It's official now. Borders is closing its doors forever.

http://dealbook.nytimes.c...liquidate/

Calling Off Auction, Borders Plans to Liquidate

I'll "hit" the one over in Indiana tomorrow see what they are selling.

They liquidated my local Borders about 3 months ago. It was a huge disappointment.

Now the only bookstore that's left (close to where I live) is Barnes and Nobles.

Hopefully that makes it through..it's got a big music section as well.

BlackAdder7 said:

XxAxX said:

i read today that the remaining borders bookstores will be closed. that's not a good thing. hope the workers get good severance packages

i was thinking about this...with kindles and nooks, and ipads, etc...think of all the trees that will be saved because books are going digital!

borders had some good naughty books though...remember the time you and I got busy in the cookbook section after browsing through the Paula Dean cookbook?? :LOL: and then you told the borders guy you screamed because you finally found a good recipe for a chocolate lave cake that gushed????

even though borders has closed we can still 'read books' together dear

XxAxX said:

BlackAdder7 said:

i was thinking about this...with kindles and nooks, and ipads, etc...think of all the trees that will be saved because books are going digital!

borders had some good naughty books though...remember the time you and I got busy in the cookbook section after browsing through the Paula Dean cookbook?? :LOL: and then you told the borders guy you screamed because you finally found a good recipe for a chocolate lave cake that gushed????

even though borders has closed we can still 'read books' together dear

Did the two of you ever read 'Aphrodite' by Isabel Allende on a weekend locked in a house with the necessary ingredients?

I really liked Borders.

Now I have to go find a Barnes & Nobles.

Driving back from New Mexico a couple weeks ago, I veered to the north when we were close to the Texas- Oklahoma border, because I wanted to see the Red River. It's the border between the two states, and I'd heard of it all my life but never seen it.

The bridge was very wide, and I expected a huge, raging, Texas-sized river. You know what I saw?

A series of puddles linked by trickles of water!

I thought this might be because of our draught but my father-in-law said it was like that most of the time.

Wrong borders for the thread, I know, but where else was I going to post this scintillating story?