Another Retailer Bites the Dust: Borders Doomed by Amazon Deal, Howard Davidowitz Says

Say what you will, but I firmly believe that their prices did them in. When a paperback is over ten bucks, it's time to shop elsewhere! Even when a book is on sale, it's still overpriced!

Being an independent Bookstore employee... I understand the place of both books in your hand and an ereader.. I find that if you are a hardback reader. You will save money. But not if you read paperbacks... the nice thing about the books in hand. You can take them to a local used bookstore and turn them in for credit toward other used books... there by saving more..
I also worry about the "no guarantee" that if some thing happens to the server that says you purchased an ebook, you might have no recourse. Remember that when you shop local, your dollar impacts the local economy 3 times more than with a dollar spent at a big box store.
And many local bookstores are now offering ebooks on their websites in partnership with Google ebooks. That way you are still supporting your local bookstore.

There is nothing better than going to the bookstore, looking through my favorite author, flipping the pages between the covers, reading a few... then buying it, taking it home, sitting down with a drink, and entering into the perfect escape. For those of you that don't read, you have no idea what you are missing. It's a sad day, when a book store closes it's doors. I'm very happy, that there are people that write books. Thank you for sharing your minds, fantasy's and lives. Ahhh the smell of a book store. I'm sorry to see one close.

I'm a fan of Barnes and Noble. I also prefer a book to a nook. I like the smell of paper and ink. I hope we can still keep some old school luxuries for the future, if not we will all be slaves to technology which can break....

Libraries are wonderful. Don't cost anything and carry more books than a "Super Store".

It would be the biggest shame if book stores disappeared. There is nothing better than curling up with a good book and a cup of coffee at your favorite book store.

My store started liquidating yesterday. Nearly 6 years I've worked there and soon I'll be out of a job. Not only that, but I've had the honor to work with some wonderful people and help great customers who share a passion for reading books. Our store is a madhouse, even though the discount is mostly 10%. They would've saved more if they shopped with us before we went out of business.

We would often be told by customers that they could get it cheaper on Amazon. Of course something coming from a warehouse could be cheaper. If they choose Amazon over brick-and-mortar stores, they may not have a choice soon. I intend to support B&N when my store is gone.

As much as I love my computer, I would give it up in a second to recapture those old record stores and book stores as well as all of the jobs that have gone away since the computer arrived.

Long term strategys are not apart of the American business mind set..Quick buc's are..Borders in their desire to excel and dominate, lost the war and their investors money..

I still like holding a paper book. I will not take part in the electronic book age.

I despise e-readers, they are cool and convenient, I understand that, I've even tried out my aunt's Nook, but I still despise them. Borders was the only book store in my area so now that is gone, I will have no place to look for books. Yes I will go to the library, but borrowing and owning are two different things and I really don't like ordering books off the internet. I will miss flipping through pages and smiling when I find just the right book. Nothing can replace the feel and smell of a book. I spend all my time in front of a screen as it is, why do I want one more to look at? Screw E-readers, nostalgia beats convenience any day.

I don't understand e-book or nook. I would rather prefer a hard copy of a book for my collection.

I hope book stores dont go out of business some families with 6 or more children cant afford to buy ebooks KEEP THE BOOk STORES OPEN PLEASE !

Collapse from holding "to much debt"? SOUND FAMILIAR????

i don't agree with nooks, e-books. if you wanna buy those, it's your own thing, go for it. me, my wrists and hands aren't so delicate that i can't hold the light weight of a book. i'm a
voracious reader, always have been, always will be. i think people are too hooked onto technology and there's enough screens to look at as it is. we've got cell phones, tvs, computers, laptops, those stupid tablets, ipods. now you can read books on tablets.. a book will always be my first pick over any nook, kindle, e-whatever.

Soon the only place to shop will be Wal Mart. One sad state of affairs....

The way it looks , the rest of the Country may not br far behind.

One reason for book stores declining is that our NEW generation can't read any more then incomplete sentences with less than six words - ending on with a three-letter acronym. They haven't been taught (apparently) proper grammar, good spelling or the use of punctuation. The "dumbing down of America" is here and thriving!

I wish the decline of the the big bookstore chains would herald the return of the little individual bookstores - especially the ones that sell used books. Some people still like browsing among the old books - it's not better or worse than reading the latest bestseller on Kindle, but it's just a different experience to sift through old paperbacks and find a treasure.

I would miss books if we didn't have them anymore. Don't get me wrong I love technology, but there's something about sitting curled up with a book, turning the pages etc that I enjoy along with the whole reading experience.
I also love going into a book store, I like the way they smell (geek) paper, ink and glue...I'd miss all the physical aspects of a good book. Plus...what would you do when the power goes out. I can still read a book by candle or flashlight :)