Borders Bookstore to Close in Bowie MD

Margaret - I was a little surprised to hear that Borders had filed bankruptcy. I guess ebooks might make bookstores a thing of the past.

Margaret, I think the beginning of their last chapter and end goes back to when they were sold years ago to large corporations with management that did not read either books or the writing on the wall. It is not great news for the local communities or their employees. Santa Fe has two Borders and I am still waiting to learn whether both, one or none will close their doors here.

From what I understand they (Borders) did not get on the ebook train soon enough. I guess the time will come when the only place left for a true reading experience will be the library.

Margaret, with people doing so much living on line, all manner of given's will be lost. I still miss the little book store that used to be along the bus stop in down town Waterbury. It was a true experience, like those little English shops in the movies.

I'm sure that Barnes and Noble can't be far behind with an annoucement of their own.

This is a sad affair Margaret especially for the employees ..There are many folks reading ebooks now i guess that is having a large effect on bookstores ;what a pity ..Not me I still prefer to read a paper book

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Hi Margaret~ We have 6 locations closing in Colorado.  I totally agree that at some point REAL books are going to become collector's items.

Hi Margaret, it's sad to think 6000 more will be out of work. As Donna said, we are losing stores here too.  I still like my "real books" and love to browse through any book store.

Another casulty of the online marketplace.  With every good there is a bad, but that is life in our digital world.

Margaret, My kids have gift cards they receive as gifts. I guess this weekend we need to go to Borders. 

I wonder how Barnes & Noble is doing.  It seems to be really busy in White Plains.  They have started with their eReader..and they have some neat things like game nights and game sales etc.  It might be just very local and our shop is doing well.

While I love our ereaders, is there anything more luxurious than sitting back with a lovely hardback book?  Bookstores in Oregon are reducing in size as well, because of the lack of sales.  I must confess however, as a stager, bookcases are often something I'm saying that needs to be decluttered and I haven't seen that change!

It's sad to see them close.  I'm not surprised because so many have gone to ebooks, plus there is competition from barnes & noble just down the road.  I think bookstores will still be around but I do think they will need to change the way they do business.