borders' bankruptcy shakes industry–i ask why no bail-out?

After Borders, the 40-year-old retail chain that helped define the age of the book superstore, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, the struggling book industry was left wondering what was next — and maybe even who was next.

via nytimes.com

If GM was bailed out, why not bookstores? If GM could come back to big profits, why not books?

Filed under: Miscellany