Right. I come here not to gloat or say mean things about the inevitable news about Borders Books that's only been coming down the pike for months (years? some would say 20 years???). Unfortunately, like a train wreck, I feel compelled to gaze upon the spectacle, yet feel dreadful.
Simple fact: I don't hate bookstores. In fact, I love them. They might not carry my books, but that doesn't make them any less pleasurable to me as a reader.
So maybe I could argue about their policies regarding the returnability of books. Meh. I can still sell ebooks with no problem. So who cares, really? Who's really getting hurt by that policy now? Oops, let's not go there, okay ... we're not here to bury bookstores, right? Sorry, sorry, mea culpa!
Anyhow, all is not lost for Borders. They're filing for Chapter 11, so it's not like they're going to completely up and disappear.
They will be closing lots of stores. But one in a revitalized section of Maryland will remain open! So -- yay! :)
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