Borders Fades to Null

In an 11th hour move, Borders turned down a last minute offer from Books-a-million to buy the Waldenbooks brand and sold itself to liquidation company Hilco, rather than face bankruptcy auction today. In a statement, current President Mike Edwards continued to blame the "electronic reader revolution" rather than the actual factors which led to this outcome (chronicled on this site in previous articles). All remaining stores will close by September.

I've signed at countless Borders over the last 12 years. My heart goes out to all my friends in those locations, and all the other Borders employees who were always supportive of my work. As for the future, with Barnes and Noble unwilling to stock Deadite Press titles, I urge my readers to order my books from a good indie bookstore or purchase them online.