tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1455593293092773411..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Borders Chain Still Losing MoneySam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91567520562665240322007-09-01T09:48:00.000-05:002007-09-01T09:48:00.000-05:00Laura, I have to believe that it will all shake ou...Laura, I have to believe that it will all shake out eventually and that any voids left will be filled with new bookstores. As long as demand is there, someone will step in and provide the product.<BR/><BR/>If it's not Borders and Barnes & Noble in the version of those stores that we see today, others will work out a new business plan that succeeds. Bookstores will just not go away.<BR/><BR/>ButSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-82265308384680385992007-09-01T09:43:00.000-05:002007-09-01T09:43:00.000-05:00Susan, it's hard to believe that they could be ble...Susan, it's hard to believe that they could be bleeding that kind of money, isn't it? Their continuing losses keep the rumor of a merger with Barnes & Noble alive. I hope that never happens.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-43388996032611629842007-09-01T09:42:00.000-05:002007-09-01T09:42:00.000-05:00Carrie, isn't that an amazing statistic? I still ...Carrie, isn't that an amazing statistic? I still find it hard to believe that a person can go for years without reading a book...or dozens of them. I find it sad.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-43877086953250675642007-09-01T09:36:00.000-05:002007-09-01T09:36:00.000-05:00For those of us in the book business this comes as...For those of us in the book business this comes as no surprise. We have Waldenbooks here in Columbia, SC, instead of Borders, and the home office closed a bunch of Waldenbooks stores last year across the country, including one that used to host book signings for me. They left the big Waldenbooks here in my neighborhood, because it is in a yuppie mall and does well. One of my best friends is Laura Stampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787962821365250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-49546161091419040592007-08-31T22:00:00.000-05:002007-08-31T22:00:00.000-05:00I think I've been singlehandedly keeping local Bor...I think I've been singlehandedly keeping local Borders store in business. I've vowed not to buy any more books until I've read everything on my bookshelves, so hopefully they won't go bankrupt in my absence!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-16973903857966441772007-08-31T20:28:00.000-05:002007-08-31T20:28:00.000-05:00With one in four adults not reading a single book ...With one in four adults not reading a single book in a year.....it's all starting to make tragic sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com