I'm sad, too, although I take COG's point -- they deserve what's coming to them.
I don't think all paper-book stores will be gone forever, at least, I hope not. I love browsing in a bookstore. Maybe there could be a way to browse the bookstore, and then buy the electronic equivalent?
May they shred in peace!
ReplyDeleteWhile I hate to see a book store die, or at least not adapt to the modern age, I have no sympathy for Borders' management.
We will have to see if any bricks and mortar bookstore can adapt & survive.
I don't buy anymore "paper" books, although I do borrow them from the library. Just for old time sake.
Saves money too, now I'm a (almost) OAP.
And the most tragic thing of all is when I saw the 'everything 20% to 40% off', I thought 'big deal, I can get it for that from Amazon.'
ReplyDeleteSigh.
I did notice my grammatical errors in the above comment, after I checked "publish".
ReplyDeleteBut grammatical correctness is "out" these days anyway.
I'm sad, too, although I take COG's point -- they deserve what's coming to them.
ReplyDeleteI don't think all paper-book stores will be gone forever, at least, I hope not. I love browsing in a bookstore. Maybe there could be a way to browse the bookstore, and then buy the electronic equivalent?
Vivi,
ReplyDeleteWith a Kindle, you can get a free sample of the book - usually a chapter or so - before buying. So you can browse electronically.
I'm not as worried about bookstores as I am about libraries. They must not disappear.