All the people crying/pissed off about the Borders closure are tragically confused. It charged RRP for all its books (and in some cases, ABOVE RRP) and it's a mega-conglomerate chain bookshop. I'm frankly glad those arseholes are going out of business. Bring back the small-time, local bookshops, with their quirky interiors and local books etc.
All Borders Bookstores closing
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Didn't Borders close down already? Well they did in the UK which I really missed the one in Ellesmere Port since that place was HUGE (and had a huge section on Manga)!
Still it sad that all of it are closing now although to me the other book store Waterstone sort of fill the void.
Still it sad that all of it are closing now although to me the other book store Waterstone sort of fill the void.
My wife and I happened to walk into the Perth Border's store on one of their final days of a "sell everything including the fixtures" sale.
It was.. truly sad and disturbing. Watching the hordes of people, more people than I'd ever seen in there, scavenging over the remains... the staff were all dressed in black and other dark colours as if in mourning.
I can't read Ebooks, I hate them, and while I understand while people do.. the idea that we may be slowly seeing the end of the bookstore is incredibly depressing to me.
It was.. truly sad and disturbing. Watching the hordes of people, more people than I'd ever seen in there, scavenging over the remains... the staff were all dressed in black and other dark colours as if in mourning.
I can't read Ebooks, I hate them, and while I understand while people do.. the idea that we may be slowly seeing the end of the bookstore is incredibly depressing to me.
I actually thought that Borders had shut down a couple of years ago. The one in Leeds shut down a couple of years ago, and I couldn't find one in Nottingham. It's a shame they are shutting down, I understand the convenience of a Kindle, but nothing beats a proper cover and pages version of a book for me. I have heard that Waterstones is in trouble as well, so I hope they don't shut down as well.
This is really bad. Borders is one of the best places to buy books. I know of one that closed down in Islington, London a few months/year ago and I was sad to see it go.
This. And the only 2 bookstores within 150 miles of me were borders. I guess I'll be buying all my books at amazon now.RandallJohn said:
All the Borders I was ever capable of visiting in the UK shut down about 3 years ago so I'm well past the point of being particularly fussy about it. Although on a slightly unrelated note, I wouldn't mind seeing what used to be my local Border's finally become something else since it's been an empty building for about 3 years.
Hell, you can't replace the smell of an old book (which IMO is even better). And yeah, the weight of a book in your hands is reassuring, and there's a certain... character in a book that you borrow or have (creases in the spine, the dog-eared pages of the ones you re-read, the colour of the pages, the feel of the paper etc.). Totally get where you're coming from on that one.Frostbite3789 said:
OT: I wasn't the biggest fan of Borders, though I remember buying a lot of my manga from there (when I first got into it). Popping in to the Charing Cross road branch became a habit for me on Saturdays... *sigh*
Hmmm, I think this may be good news in my area. In my town, all there are for books are two stores: A Borders, and a smaller statewide chain store. I've started buying my books from the smaller store since they tend to have better prices than Borders, if not as good a selection, but you can order stuff pretty easily. And I can probably find some great deals at the Borders liquidation sale!
Yeh, all the Borders here in the UK have been closed for a good few years now. I must say, I was totally gutted when Borders closed down. In my local Borders was the Starbucks I went to practically every day before work, plus a Game. The place practically had everything I needed from a shop.
Now it's been replaced by a clothes shop with what mujst be one of the ugliest shop window displays I've ever seen. Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with vintage sewing machines, but really, that many of them?
As such, I now by all my books from Waterstones. It's our last actual bookshop, so I'll be damned if I end up feeling responsible for it shutting down, should that happen.
Now it's been replaced by a clothes shop with what mujst be one of the ugliest shop window displays I've ever seen. Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with vintage sewing machines, but really, that many of them?
As such, I now by all my books from Waterstones. It's our last actual bookshop, so I'll be damned if I end up feeling responsible for it shutting down, should that happen.
I always went to Barnes and Noble, so i'm not really bothered, but I'm going to be looking forward to the closing sale at the borders in the mall.
all the borders in scotland closed a few years ago |:
at least everywhere ive been
shame, but there's still several waterstones in glasgow so its not like i cant get a book
at least everywhere ive been
shame, but there's still several waterstones in glasgow so its not like i cant get a book
It's a thing i'm really torn on. Because I am fully aware that books are pretty much obsolete now. I still feel compelled to want them to stay. I just think they are a symbol of knowledge... I don't want to see books go, but I don't feel like I am ready to help out the book industry.