Thanks for the Memories

As I was updating AAR Saturday, Scarlett came downstairs and said, “I have a sad.” (Kids today aren’t sad anymore, I guess. they have sad). It turns out she’d just discovered what I already knew: Borders was officially through. The closest one to our home was already gone anyway, a casualty of the April carnage (and apparent…

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My Bookstore is Stalking Me (And I Like It)

Without realizing it, I reached a tipping point recently. Have you seen those newsletters from booksellers that alert you about books you might be interested in? Last year, I subscribed to a number of those. Imagine my surprise when I opened a Borders newsletter with the subject line “New from an Author You Love.” It…

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Borders: Things Are Getting Shakier

After years of troubling reports, it appears that Borders could indeed be on the verge of catastrophe. After what should have been a profitable holiday season, the chain missed payments to publishers and has been trying—without much success, as reported yesterday by Publishers Weekly—to negotiate terms. Publishers are, quite understandably, tired of playing ball.  To make…

Borders

We’ve all heard for a while that Borders is in trouble.  Word has it that Thursday was a big lay off day for the Ann Arbor-based company. First of all, my sympathies to everyone affected.  The economy is a bitch. Secondly, a knuckle sandwich to Borders boneheaded management that is responsible – just as much as…

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