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Should independent bookstores thank Amazon?

The other day I did the jerky thing: I went to the going-out-of-business sale at my local Borders. Everything was between 20 and 40% off and, if can believe it, I only bought a single book, and that b… more →

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Should independent bookstores thank Amazon? — 4 comments

Erin wrote 1 year ago: The other day I did the jerky thing: I went to the going-out-of-business sale at my local Borders. E … more →

Tags: Amazon, independent bookstores, future of books, Middlemarch

Blue Elephant Books — 5 comments

Erin wrote 1 year ago: Walking down Ponce de Leon after my visit to Blue Elephant Book Shop, I found myself thinking for th … more →

Tags: Independent Bookstore, indie feature, independent bookstores, Decatur Book Festival, Blue Elephant Book Shop, hand-selling books

When Big Companies Go Under: Lessons from Borders — 2 comments

Johnnie at GentlemanREDUX wrote 1 year ago: Hey folks – this is really just a reactionary post to what I felt was a good write-up on some … more →

Tags: Business, Big Business, Big Business Closures, Borders, borders bankruptcy, Borders Books, Borders Bookstore, borders closed, Business 101

Bidding Borders Goodbye — 23 comments

Keli Gwyn wrote 1 year ago: I’ve long been a fan of Borders and rejoiced when a store opened in Folsom, California, half a … more →

Tags: writing promotion, Keli Gwyn

Bookish Intelligence Report: Borders Booksellers Edition

bostonbookbums wrote 1 year ago: With news of the official and final Borders closing sweeping the news world, we will devote a few en … more →

Tags: book news, Book News, bookseller news, borders bookstore closing, borders bankrupt

Alas poor Borders; we knew it well

James Banham wrote 1 year ago: Indeed, whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, … more →

Tags: retail, Borders, borders closes, RedGroup, Angus Robertson, A&R, angus & robertson australia, redgroup australia, REDGroup Retail

Tokyopop closes office. Is the golden age of comic books coming to an end?

Comic Book Junkie wrote 2 years ago: When I read on ICV2 that Tokyopop was closing it’s U.S. office, my heart sank a little. The pu … more →

Tags: Comic News, Brandon Graham, Dark Horse, image, King City, Tokyopop, Vertigo

Borders Closures Could Hurt African-American Authors

Erin wrote 2 years ago: Michele Lewis, owner of Afro-American Book Stop in New Orleans, spoke with The Louisiana Weekly on M … more →

Tags: Future of Books, The Book Industry, independent bookstores, African American authors, The Louisiana Weekly, Afro-American Book Stop, niche bookstores

Borders To Close Store In Las Vegas — 2 comments

Robert Rytina wrote 2 years ago: Bookseller Borders, which helped pioneer superstores that put countless mom-and-pop bookshops out of … more →

Tags: News, Entertainment, Local 2, kxnt.com, 100.5 FM, 8:40am, kxnt am, KXNT FM, kxnt

Bye bye Borders? UK bookshop hits the skids — 6 comments

Lynsey May wrote 3 years ago: Will the bad news for book shops and book lovers never end? Today we hear tell that UK Border’ … more →

Tags: Ranting in general, writing, Books, Creative Writing, Book Shop


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