tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170629471427858872.post4656940854285324542..comments2023-10-28T01:00:43.874-07:00Comments on The Book Frog: Dropping Like FliesRebecca Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11497012798954379217noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170629471427858872.post-71595454159876895642010-11-17T17:45:49.294-08:002010-11-17T17:45:49.294-08:00I just put in my two weeks for the Borders I work ...I just put in my two weeks for the Borders I work at. All of the Borders/Waldenbooks in my county have been closed and now there are only two Borders and two B&N's that are 2 hrs apart. They're very few and far between. Borders is truly on the brink of bankruptcy so... I'm not entirely surprised by the close. Although it's still sad whenever a book store closes. =\ I don't want to switch to ebooks just yet (Plus I don't have the funds for an ereader)Erica R Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439084651509804771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170629471427858872.post-86179593288925996082010-11-17T13:13:29.823-08:002010-11-17T13:13:29.823-08:00I love Borders and I am very sad by this BUT I LOV...I love Borders and I am very sad by this BUT I LOVE MY KINDLE :-0<br /><br />I always go into a bookstore when on vacation (I don't live in the US) and buy a book I just have to have in hardback.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170629471427858872.post-48000930474937080012010-11-17T12:51:16.927-08:002010-11-17T12:51:16.927-08:00Nah, I don't attribute it just to e-books. But...Nah, I don't attribute it just to e-books. But they sure are the latest symptom. And unfortunately, it seems that my company is building the coffin for its bricks and mortar stores with its own corporate hands, by pushing the e-readers, as well as by adding entirely un-book-related product lines to the dotcom store, product lines such as posters and art and craft supplies.<br /><br />Each piece just makes it that much harder for us in the stores.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />So I tell myself that I was really just helping to keep my bookstore in business when I dropped a big wad of cash on the fat new <i>Autobiography of Mark Twain</i> that just came out.Rebecca Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497012798954379217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170629471427858872.post-18433749625537063602010-11-17T12:44:52.425-08:002010-11-17T12:44:52.425-08:00It's sad to see bookstores closing, but can yo...It's sad to see bookstores closing, but can you really attribute it to the e-books? I think it's more a symptom of a) the crappy economy and b) most people just don't read, unless they have to - for school, for work, etc.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920772209272112515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170629471427858872.post-15640429325016313942010-11-17T12:41:14.413-08:002010-11-17T12:41:14.413-08:00Aww, I love Borders.
Those eReaders freak me out. ...Aww, I love Borders.<br />Those eReaders freak me out. I couldn't live without waking up every morning to my bookshelves fll of real books.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766942288193081219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170629471427858872.post-50630033293953165182010-11-17T11:21:07.556-08:002010-11-17T11:21:07.556-08:00This makes me sad :(This makes me sad :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com