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Carolyn F.
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Mar 05, 2011 09:42PM
Well, I was sad about Borders closing for a minute and then thought about the great sales. However!!!!! None close by are closing. I only go there when I have the 30% off coupon. I do have to say that their chai teas are excellent and I would miss that the most.
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Did anyone else see that all the Border Stores are closing and they are starting a going out of business sale on Friday.
I hate that 10,700 people will loose their jobs and that really the only big chain left is B&N. I wonder that will mean for books?
I also hope maybe independent book stores will start to come back.
From what I've heard, little independent stores are tough to make a profit from. I think they have to find a niche.
I've also heard that B&N isn't doing well either. They are really relying on their Nook and their online store. I've seen a few close around me. It's so sad.I like my kindle, but there's something about going into a bookstore and just looking around. I'm going to miss that if they all start closing :(
I was very sad when I heard the news. Frequently, I will go to the Borders near work just to get away for a minute and clear my head. I love browsing through the aisles of books!
I hate to think they only place I will be able to get my books is either online or in target.I really like browsing in bookstores that is where I find so many books.
Kmart has a small section too.. but it's usually just mainstream books.
Wow KMart is still around that is great, I am not sure if there are any left in my area.
In the UK our Borders stores closed about two or three years ago. It was really sad to see it go, but not surprising.The main fact is why Borders and other bookstores can't look at reducing there prices. Amazon is killing them with that. The fact that its only a recommended retail price is the killer, at least I think so.
If the bookstores went the route of by 3 for £X or $X then it would be better, instead of this 3 for 2 stuff that I see in my local bookstore.
(Its Waterstones in the UK, but even they are struggling)
Independant bookstores will end up popping up for authors to sign books.
On a side note, Waterstones in the UK have started a fightback by offering to pre-order new releases at half price. Granted its only the big names, but I have now pre-ordered both Dance with Dragons and the new Jim Butcher book becasue they were in comparison to amazon.
THAT's the route bookstores need to go. They need to compete.
I wasn't surprise to hear about Borders. We have one in our town and while there were always a lot of people in the store, very few were actually buying anything.Amazon has done a number of a lot of the larger chains. How can anyone compete with lower pricing and, at time, free shipping?
I do know of a couple of small independent stores that have been around for years and are doing quite well. I guess you just have to know what sells and what doesn't.
So I went to our local Borders and their going out of business sale was only 10% which is still more expensive than Amazon. Not to mention that they refused to accept coupons for their rewards holders even though the email that was sent said you had until July 31. I really liked Borders, but why fight the lines when I can get books cheaper and always get free 2-day shipping. I was really amazed at how many people had arm loads of books though...a savings of $0.10 on the dollar really gets people out there.
I think that most people that are rushing to the stores are not the "die-hard" book buyers. They hear "sale" and think that it must be a great deal. Our Borders stores are offering 40% off right now, but I'm waiting until there are better discounts. Normally, you can get 30-40% off of new releases anyways, and I'm not the kinds of person who is willing to wait in long lines. (Unless, of course, it is a truly GREAT bargain!)
I bought a lot of books from Borders here in Colorado, of course the 20% corporate discount had a lot to do with it. Couldn't get the same from B&N. However B&N always had a much larger Fantasy selection available. Now via smart phone, I use the public library downloads or Amazon Kindle downloads. B&N is available via PC downloads but has yet to produce a Windows phone app for purchasing and reading their books. I still buy hard covers occasionally.
Borders is no more. They basically shot themselves in the foot when they turn all their eBook business over to Amazon rather than handle it themselves. Borders did not produce quality eBook software, nor was their tablets that great. So when the eBook push came, they fell behind.
For the past year or so we have had Borders and B&N stores closing. I have always preferred B&N and I was sad when my favorite one closed. I do own a kindle and I now get most of my reads on there or library. It's interesting that the big bookstores put the little independent stores out of business and now maybe the e-readers and maybe more so the economy is putting the big guys out of business.
I think right now the smaller independent bookstore has a better place. If I want a big impersonal place, I can go online for books.
I agree Jackie. I am disappointed in the price of the eBooks. Logically they should be less than paper but most of the time they are the same. The eReaders not only battle features but book formats. Hardware will eventually all go towards all inclusive tablets or smart phones replacing the need of a PC for many. Book formats are more divergent and unsettled. Amazon has it's own proprietary format. B&N is more open. Overdrive/Adobe has brought most of the public libraries online with the most open format (epub). The only current solution is to go with a device that does all three, even though you may use three separate apps.I always wanted one of those old English all wood library for my books. Now I look at my flash drive stick with over 13,000 books in it and see no all wood library for just that. I have the same dilemma with movies and music. :-/
