tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5722229799020458892..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: The Other Shoe DropsSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-26079040724236266002008-11-30T18:02:00.000-06:002008-11-30T18:02:00.000-06:00Carrie, see Exile's comment.I can't imagin...Carrie, see Exile's comment.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine why B&N would go for the deal unless it's to get exposure into markets in which they don't already have a strong presence.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-79437051236536949072008-11-30T18:00:00.001-06:002008-11-30T18:00:00.001-06:00Sorry about that, Annie - don't be upset. :-)Sorry about that, Annie - don't be upset. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83546486369716501912008-11-30T18:00:00.000-06:002008-11-30T18:00:00.000-06:00C.B., Wal-Mart does seem to move books. What amaz...C.B., Wal-Mart does seem to move books. What amazes me more, though, is to go into one of their Sam's Clubs and see books stacked up in bulk and being sold like canned goods. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-2926831731997995332008-11-30T17:59:00.000-06:002008-11-30T17:59:00.000-06:00Cip, for some reason, despite the convenience and ...Cip, for some reason, despite the convenience and better prices of online shopping, I still do the bulk of my book shopping locally...still seems to be the best way to discover something new and unexpected, I think.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-28251518512886698942008-11-30T17:57:00.000-06:002008-11-30T17:57:00.000-06:00Amy, looks like Black Friday was pretty successful...Amy, looks like Black Friday was pretty successful this year considering the economy. Now I have to wonder if many people are done with their Christmas shopping for this year and just how bad December will be for the retailers.<BR/><BR/>(You could not pay me enough to go shopping this weekend, though.)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42256102272797229152008-11-30T17:56:00.000-06:002008-11-30T17:56:00.000-06:00Not much good news in retail these days, bookfool....Not much good news in retail these days, bookfool. :-(Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42270725931364494992008-11-28T12:15:00.000-06:002008-11-28T12:15:00.000-06:00Borders courted B&N for a buy-out a few months...Borders courted B&N for a buy-out a few months ago, but things are too far gone for Borders to be profitable any time soon. I bet they fold after the holidays.Benjamin L Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489486832142866020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84427113397568579942008-11-27T23:00:00.000-06:002008-11-27T23:00:00.000-06:00Wasn't Borders trying to buy B&N not too l...Wasn't Borders trying to buy B&N not too long ago? Or vice a versa?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-64862136410114602672008-11-27T09:13:00.000-06:002008-11-27T09:13:00.000-06:00Borders and B&N too similar? Please, B&N ...Borders and B&N too similar? Please, B&N is soooo much better. ;)Janda/Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754631494233387294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56342350285376168912008-11-27T07:56:00.000-06:002008-11-27T07:56:00.000-06:00I'm no lover of Wal-Mart, but they do carry a dece...I'm no lover of Wal-Mart, but they do carry a decent range of current titles. All best sellers of some sort, but many of them "literary" in nature. <BR/><BR/>They're cheaper than Borders, too, which is why they are competition. <BR/><BR/>I don't buy books from either store, for the record.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-5989847981603141892008-11-26T22:16:00.000-06:002008-11-26T22:16:00.000-06:00Interesting blog, Sam.Here in Canada, the real big...Interesting blog, Sam.<BR/>Here in Canada, the real big bookstore chain is called Chapters. [I practically live there... at the in-store Starbucks!].... anyhoo... the thing about it is that buying their books online is like always WAY cheaper than buying them in the store. <BR/>It may be that this is the real trend of the future... shopping from home.<BR/>But Wal-Mart?<BR/>Yeah... who buys books Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-43107757779802893862008-11-26T17:46:00.000-06:002008-11-26T17:46:00.000-06:00It's sad but businesses are failing left and right...It's sad but businesses are failing left and right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-35329768840067420022008-11-26T16:44:00.000-06:002008-11-26T16:44:00.000-06:00Oh, dear. That's depressing.Oh, dear. That's depressing.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.com