Borders going out of business

OA · 07-18-2011, 08:44 PM

http://money.msn.com/exchange-traded...d-cd0b1ea01fc7

Well, looks like Borders couldn't make it. Feel terrible for the 11,000 employees about to lose their jobs. Liquidation sales could start as soon as this Friday so there might be some good deals to be had soon

Brandatello · 07-18-2011, 08:46 PM

cannot compete with barnes and nobles i guess..but yes very sad for all the jobs lost.

**Machias Banshee** · 07-18-2011, 08:50 PM

Well, don't forget that more and more people are getting those nook and kindle readers.. When you can store 300 books on a tablet, it takes up a lot of space on the shelves.

*shuriken* · 07-18-2011, 08:55 PM

damn that sucks. Especially for all of those workers. On a lighter note gonna go to some liquidation sales soon.

~~Leo656~~ · 07-18-2011, 10:10 PM

I feel lousy, because I used to go to Borders all the time for books, CDs, graphic novels, frickin' loved it, but I haven't been there in a long while. Yet another quality bookstore gone, just lousy.

I hate the friggin' kindles and whatnot. All anyone ever does 20 hours a day anymore is stare at a g*ddamn screen! Computers, laptops, cell phones, iPads, Kindles, whatever the hell else... we're breeding an entire generation of soon-to-be blind people. I get that they take up less space; I have like 7,000 comics and a billion magazines and regular books, most of it's been in storage for years, nobody knows more about not having enough space for it all. And yet I STILL hate these newfangled e-gizmos. Partly because of the potential for serious eyestrain, partly because I don't trust digital storage AT ALL. If it is not physically in my hand, it does not exist and I do not physically own it. I hate that.

Not to mention all the jobs that are not just lost from bookstores shutting down, but all the jobs from there being fewer books to physically manufacture, handle, stock, ship, etc. Bah. Rant over; at least Barnes & Noble is still around.

RAM BAM · 07-18-2011, 10:47 PM

I will never own a kindle or anything like that. I like to take a break from staring at a screen to read a book.

*Roseangelo* · 07-18-2011, 11:00 PM

Yeah, I read about this earlier. It makes me really REALLY mad. For one, Borders is the only bookstore in town. It's a 45 minute drive to the nearest B&N. For two, Borders is simply a MUCH better store than B&N. I've worked at both and I've shopped at both and absolutely everything is a better experience at Borders. Frustrated!

oldschoolturtlesfan · 09-05-2011, 01:04 AM

I don't have a Borders near me, or I would go try and find some deals.

07-18-2011, 08:44 PM	#1
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	Borders going out of business http://money.msn.com/exchange-traded...d-cd0b1ea01fc7 Well, looks like Borders couldn't make it. Feel terrible for the 11,000 employees about to lose their jobs. Liquidation sales could start as soon as this Friday so there might be some good deals to be had soon __________________

07-18-2011, 08:46 PM	#2
Brandatello Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CNY Posts: 364	cannot compete with barnes and nobles i guess..but yes very sad for all the jobs lost. __________________

07-18-2011, 08:55 PM	#4
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	damn that sucks. Especially for all of those workers. On a lighter note gonna go to some liquidation sales soon. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

07-18-2011, 08:50 PM	#3
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Well, don't forget that more and more people are getting those nook and kindle readers.. When you can store 300 books on a tablet, it takes up a lot of space on the shelves.

07-18-2011, 10:10 PM	#5
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I feel lousy, because I used to go to Borders all the time for books, CDs, graphic novels, frickin' loved it, but I haven't been there in a long while. Yet another quality bookstore gone, just lousy. I hate the friggin' kindles and whatnot. All anyone ever does 20 hours a day anymore is stare at a g*ddamn screen! Computers, laptops, cell phones, iPads, Kindles, whatever the hell else... we're breeding an entire generation of soon-to-be blind people. I get that they take up less space; I have like 7,000 comics and a billion magazines and regular books, most of it's been in storage for years, nobody knows more about not having enough space for it all. And yet I STILL hate these newfangled e-gizmos. Partly because of the potential for serious eyestrain, partly because I don't trust digital storage AT ALL. If it is not physically in my hand, it does not exist and I do not physically own it. I hate that. Not to mention all the jobs that are not just lost from bookstores shutting down, but all the jobs from there being fewer books to physically manufacture, handle, stock, ship, etc. Bah. Rant over; at least Barnes & Noble is still around.

07-18-2011, 10:47 PM	#6
RAM BAM Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Will O' The Wisp Posts: 472	I will never own a kindle or anything like that. I like to take a break from staring at a screen to read a book.

07-18-2011, 11:00 PM	#7
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,119	Yeah, I read about this earlier. It makes me really REALLY mad. For one, Borders is the only bookstore in town. It's a 45 minute drive to the nearest B&N. For two, Borders is simply a MUCH better store than B&N. I've worked at both and I've shopped at both and absolutely everything is a better experience at Borders. Frustrated!

09-05-2011, 01:04 AM	#8
oldschoolturtlesfan Thug Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 57	I don't have a Borders near me, or I would go try and find some deals.