Comments on: A World Without Borders (Books)?

By: jsdy

jsdy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:00:21 +0000

Re: Borders Express – they’ll go with the Waldenbooks, before the big Borders stores go; and if Borders folds, so will they.

Re: White Flint – the number of shelves is progressively shrinking: how can they possibly continue to be profitable? Sections are shrinking, too. But the same is true at B&N! *sigh*

By: KM

KM — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:44:29 +0000

Wow, you work at one in the UK? Thats awesome! I hope if doesn’t go either. I work at one in TN. Its interesting but you can tell the economy is definately changing. It used to be fun to work here, now its almost too much pressure. Sad, really sad.

By: KM

KM — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:40:43 +0000

We are in a similar situation here. We have a Borders, which I work at, and a Books a Million. Everyone that walks in says that BAM is insane in trying to find a book and that they can never find any help. It will be very sad if this Borders here closes. I don’t like BAM and prefer not to get my books at Wal-mart or Target. There is no B&N here (and I prefer not to shop there, the layout stinks) and the closest one would be Nashville! Yikes! It is a wonder what the future will bring as you say. Especially with the economy going as it is. I definately agree with everyone though, if Borders is no more, than most people will shop either Amazon (for the more rare books) and at Walmart (for the popular ones). Its a shame. But we can only do so much. So hopefully Borders will be here a little bit longer.

By: bobby p

bobby p — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:59:18 +0000

i work in a borders in the uk. the uk was sold off last year to others.
the uk is now failing too, they are going to close stores down soon.
i hope it isnt my job going

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:08:26 +0000

Oh, that’s so sad. I really hope not. I like Borders so much better than B&N. Seems like wherever I move to their is never a B&N nearby and for some reason I just don’t care for the way they display their books as much. I’m a total browser and love wandering around the store looking for books.

By: Lisamm

Lisamm — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:56:04 +0000

I’m a Borders person- I love our local store. I would have to drive miles to find an independent, so if we lose Borders, I’ll be buying online or at Target. B & N is just far enough away that I know I’d rarely make the trip.

By: sarah pekkanen

sarah pekkanen — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:40:58 +0000

I want the slanket! I want the slanket!
Sorry — I know I’m off-topic. Just watching Tivo’d 30 Rock and thinking of you & your giveaways….

By: Christa

Christa — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:28:41 +0000

I’m the exact opposite. I prefer the lay out of our B&N over our Borders so I’m pretty much a B&N girl. ALthough I do like haveing both to go to so it saddens me to hear this. I also like going to our local used book store. I can generally find just about anything there for half the price!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:44:32 +0000

Our only bookstore is a Borders. We don’t have any indies or anything else except a couple of used bookstores. So if it closed it would be horrible. The next nearest bookstore is hours away.

By: natalie @ book, line, and sinker

natalie @ book, line, and sinker — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:36:54 +0000

the borders closest to me is almost 25 minutes away–in nj that is an unheard of traveling distance–everything is always 5 minutes away.

i wouldn’t care if both of them went away and independent stores came back to reclaim the landscape.

what will probably happen is that evil wal-mart and target will start to carry more books and take up some of the market if borders goes the way of the 8-track.