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The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
wally pip jr.
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Date: July 15, 2011 07:37AM
creditors apparently rejected a takeover offer for border's and asked for liquidation. Judge apparently has apporved this unless last minute offer is made
Was in Fairfax store last night. Has a very good magazine selection and will be missed. Barnes & Noble doesn't carry nearly same selection.
also B&N has higher prices imo all around even with the discount memebership
Was in Fairfax store last night. Has a very good magazine selection and will be missed. Barnes & Noble doesn't carry nearly same selection.
also B&N has higher prices imo all around even with the discount memebership
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: July 15, 2011 09:43AM
I remember going to Borders for the first time in San Francisco, probably in the late 80s. I thought it was pretty cool. The problem is Borders has failed to maintain quality control compared to B&N. All the stores I've been to in recent years seem grungy and disorganized. Customers misplace shit and the Borders employees never seem to put things back in the proper place. It probably won't be long before B&N suffers a similar fate. The Internet is doing to bookstores what it did to music stores.
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Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
Juxtaposition
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Date: July 15, 2011 01:49PM
yup.
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> I remember going to Borders for the first time in
> San Francisco, probably in the late 80s. I thought
> it was pretty cool. The problem is Borders has
> failed to maintain quality control compared to
> B&N. All the stores I've been to in recent years
> seem grungy and disorganized. Customers misplace
> shit and the Borders employees never seem to put
> things back in the proper place. It probably won't
> be long before B&N suffers a similar fate. The
> Internet is doing to bookstores what it did to
> music stores.
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> I remember going to Borders for the first time in
> San Francisco, probably in the late 80s. I thought
> it was pretty cool. The problem is Borders has
> failed to maintain quality control compared to
> B&N. All the stores I've been to in recent years
> seem grungy and disorganized. Customers misplace
> shit and the Borders employees never seem to put
> things back in the proper place. It probably won't
> be long before B&N suffers a similar fate. The
> Internet is doing to bookstores what it did to
> music stores.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
justsayin
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Date: July 15, 2011 01:54PM
At least B&N has an e-reader business and e-book store so I think they will survive at least for some time. I have always found Borders to be clean and nice to go to, I just couldn't being myself to pay cover price for books after Crown Books shut down and certainly when Amazon came around.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
tomahawk
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Date: July 15, 2011 02:32PM
Border has computers that you can use to search and browse for books, B&N you have to ask the pimple-faces to search for you. Borders also has a better magazine selection. Other than that they are about the same to me.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
wally pip jr.
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Date: July 16, 2011 04:57AM
"Border has computers that you can use to search and browse for books, B&N you have to ask the pimple-faces to search for you. Borders also has a better magazine selection. Other than that they are about the same to me"
forgot about that, yeah pain in the ass at Barnes & Noble. nowadays most of the B&N employees don't have much of a knowledge base and will give up looking for stuff real quickly if they can't find it. Just get out of the way and I'll find it. unfortunately, Borders has such a small database these days that not even worth looking for something considered obscure
forgot about that, yeah pain in the ass at Barnes & Noble. nowadays most of the B&N employees don't have much of a knowledge base and will give up looking for stuff real quickly if they can't find it. Just get out of the way and I'll find it. unfortunately, Borders has such a small database these days that not even worth looking for something considered obscure
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
David D
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Date: July 19, 2011 02:08AM
I rarely bought a book at borders, just because the price they ask for things is just not worth it. The only time i had much luck finding something for a good deal was when they had their big sale shelves with books ranging from 5 to 10$ I picked up Julie Andrews Memoir for 5$ the book had been signed by Julie Andrews herself on the front page!
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
miserable with him here
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Date: July 19, 2011 02:44AM
I wish the end of mr.misery on ffxu was finally here!
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
better yet
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Date: July 19, 2011 04:11AM
miserable with him here Wrote:
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> I wish the end of mr.misery on ffxu was finally
> here!
Add harry tuttle to that wish list also.
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> I wish the end of mr.misery on ffxu was finally
> here!
Add harry tuttle to that wish list also.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: July 19, 2011 06:41AM
Heard on the news this morning that Borders couldn't find a buyer and is shutting down.
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Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
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Date: July 19, 2011 10:02AM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Heard on the news this morning that Borders
> couldn't find a buyer and is shutting down.
Wasn't that really the problem from the beginning?
If only they'd tried harder to sell books one at a time....
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> Heard on the news this morning that Borders
> couldn't find a buyer and is shutting down.
Wasn't that really the problem from the beginning?
If only they'd tried harder to sell books one at a time....
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
The Ghost of Justin Wolfe
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Date: July 19, 2011 10:32AM
This seems backwards to me. Borders is a nice store and Barnes & Noble is to suck. Does the Starbucks make that much of a difference?
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
Raptured
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Date: July 19, 2011 11:11AM
The Ghost of Justin Wolfe Wrote:
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> This seems backwards to me. Borders is a nice
> store and Barnes & Noble is to suck. Does the
> Starbucks make that much of a difference?
Barnes & Noble is next.
Who needs books? Even FCPS doesn't need books anymore.
You own B&N stock? SELL!!!!
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> This seems backwards to me. Borders is a nice
> store and Barnes & Noble is to suck. Does the
> Starbucks make that much of a difference?
Barnes & Noble is next.
Who needs books? Even FCPS doesn't need books anymore.
You own B&N stock? SELL!!!!
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
Bill N
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Date: July 19, 2011 11:24AM
Raptured Wrote:
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> Who needs books? Even FCPS doesn't need books
> anymore.
I see plenty of demand for books for the near future, but I doubt there is going to be much of a future for bookstores. The problem is that the interests of the book buying public are so diverse it is difficult to see how one store or even chain can cover more than a small portion of that market. Sure they can order it for you, but with the internet you can do that yourself and get the book without leaving your home, and possibly at a lower price.
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> Who needs books? Even FCPS doesn't need books
> anymore.
I see plenty of demand for books for the near future, but I doubt there is going to be much of a future for bookstores. The problem is that the interests of the book buying public are so diverse it is difficult to see how one store or even chain can cover more than a small portion of that market. Sure they can order it for you, but with the internet you can do that yourself and get the book without leaving your home, and possibly at a lower price.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: July 19, 2011 11:30AM
Books are expensive as hell to print so there is a huge incentive for publishers to move everything online.
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Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
ferfux
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Date: July 19, 2011 12:31PM
im sure it will be a niche market like Jazz unless hipsters get a-hold of it like Vinyl Records and bring them back. The idea of holding a book in your hands is kind of nice. But then you think of the storage of books and it would be a pain unless you were hoity toity and wanted a library for the "look" and "tradition" of it.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
wally pip jr.
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Date: July 19, 2011 12:37PM
can an ipad catch a virus
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
iFap
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Date: July 19, 2011 12:43PM
wally pip jr. Wrote:
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> can an ipad catch a virus
If ferfux fapped on it...YES!
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> can an ipad catch a virus
If ferfux fapped on it...YES!
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
justsayin
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Date: July 19, 2011 12:53PM
Is the end near for Border's what? Finish the question if you want an answer.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
ferfux
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Date: July 19, 2011 02:47PM
what does fAP Mean?
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
ferfux the chicken choker
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Date: July 19, 2011 10:49PM
ferfux Wrote:
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> what does fAP Mean?
It's what you do every night since no breathing female will fuck you.
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> what does fAP Mean?
It's what you do every night since no breathing female will fuck you.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
It Can't Get Any Worse
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Date: July 19, 2011 11:35PM
Sure, having a local Border's books was convenient if you didn't want to wait on Amazon. However, on the other hand, going into one of their retail stores and paying cover price on their books wasn't my idea of fun. Sure, this won't mean much competition for Barnes & Noble. However, if they, too, are already selling their books at cover prices, it's not like they can jack the prices higher.
The days of brick and mortar book stores are facing a great demise. But, this begs the question; What will gothic teens, emo teens, queers and poor college students do for work?
The days of brick and mortar book stores are facing a great demise. But, this begs the question; What will gothic teens, emo teens, queers and poor college students do for work?
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
Hey Now...
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Date: July 20, 2011 12:15AM
Thanks to all of our tax dollars the library right down the street is still open...
I also do believe that they have books to read for free if I am not mistaken?
Imagine that? A place that our own hard earned dollar pays for that offers a book that you too can open and read for free... WOW
I am also willing to bet that this place called "The Library" that is funded by our taxes..... takes requests. It too can carry Harry Potter and The Making of American Idol.
I am willing to wager that if you ask they can order a book on your request.
Even if you had to pay another fee of maybe $10.00 a month to be a member would that not be worth it? After all the books are free... The only issue is that you have to return the book after you read it.
I also do believe that they have books to read for free if I am not mistaken?
Imagine that? A place that our own hard earned dollar pays for that offers a book that you too can open and read for free... WOW
I am also willing to bet that this place called "The Library" that is funded by our taxes..... takes requests. It too can carry Harry Potter and The Making of American Idol.
I am willing to wager that if you ask they can order a book on your request.
Even if you had to pay another fee of maybe $10.00 a month to be a member would that not be worth it? After all the books are free... The only issue is that you have to return the book after you read it.
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
Hatemotor
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Date: July 20, 2011 12:43AM
Yeah library books are great,,,hit em with a black light and then wonder where the fuck they've been,,,
Lots of people like to sit on the crapper and read,,,
Lots of people like to sit on the crapper and read,,,
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
Juxtaposition
()
Date: July 20, 2011 01:07AM
I'd wear those Border's girls out if I was working there and that age again ..of course, Bookstores will be missed, but not the fags and hypocrisy. fags!
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
wally pip
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Date: July 20, 2011 07:28AM
"Thanks to all of our tax dollars the library right down the street is still open..."
do you mean the libraries in Fairfax county that has been forced to slash it's hours over the last couple of years because the county reduced by over 1/3 its already low budget allocation
I think the county govt would like to zero out the libraries
Wonder if this happening across the country
do you mean the libraries in Fairfax county that has been forced to slash it's hours over the last couple of years because the county reduced by over 1/3 its already low budget allocation
I think the county govt would like to zero out the libraries
Wonder if this happening across the country
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
kv3mW
()
Date: July 20, 2011 08:08AM
Hatemotor Wrote:
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> Yeah library books are great,,,hit em with a black
> light and then wonder where the fuck they've
> been,,,
>
> Lots of people like to sit on the crapper and
> read,,,
You should submit that to News 4. Perhaps Liz Crenshaw can do a segment on that...
"Can library books kill you? Tune in at 11 to find out!"
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> Yeah library books are great,,,hit em with a black
> light and then wonder where the fuck they've
> been,,,
>
> Lots of people like to sit on the crapper and
> read,,,
You should submit that to News 4. Perhaps Liz Crenshaw can do a segment on that...
"Can library books kill you? Tune in at 11 to find out!"
Re: The end is finally near for Border's?
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: July 20, 2011 09:14AM
kv3mW Wrote:
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> Hatemotor Wrote:
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> -----
> > Yeah library books are great,,,hit em with a
> black
> > light and then wonder where the fuck they've
> > been,,,
> >
> > Lots of people like to sit on the crapper and
> > read,,,
>
> You should submit that to News 4. Perhaps Liz
> Crenshaw can do a segment on that...
>
> "Can library books kill you? Tune in at 11 to
> find out!"
LOL!
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> Hatemotor Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Yeah library books are great,,,hit em with a
> black
> > light and then wonder where the fuck they've
> > been,,,
> >
> > Lots of people like to sit on the crapper and
> > read,,,
>
> You should submit that to News 4. Perhaps Liz
> Crenshaw can do a segment on that...
>
> "Can library books kill you? Tune in at 11 to
> find out!"
LOL!
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