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Borders Books, Dead At 40

Posted by timothy on from the will-be-sorely-missed dept.

theodp writes "There will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year-old book seller could start shuttering its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday (store closing map). The Ann Arbor, MI-based chain, which helped pioneer the big-box bookseller concept, is seeking court approval to sell off its assets after it failed to receive any bids that would keep it in business. Hang on to those Borders Midnight Magic Party memories, kids!"

2 of 443 comments (clear)

  1. They did it to themselves by michaelmalak · · Score: 5, Funny

    They sold too many web development books in the 90's to Amazon employees.

  2. Re:It's their own fault. by crawling_chaos · · Score: 3, Funny

    the tone of your comment suggests that you need to get out more and meet more people.

    This is Slashdot. That goes without saying.

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