Borders Bookstores...

Armistead · 03-04-11, 10:29 AM

I've bought a few books from Borders, so may check it out. I love history and either buy my books from museums, lot's of local authors or the used book store.

tater · 03-04-11, 10:34 AM

My fave local bookstore is a used/rare store, but Jerry is semi-retired at this point so 90% of the time I drive past when I have the time he's not open.

Borders must suffer greatly from Amazon.

Our stores are usually pretty busy, but they don't manage the registers well, and the line is always very long to purchase—I've put books down and left on more than one occasion (it it's lunch, and I have to wait 5 minutes to pay, I can leave, 1-click it on amazon, and it will be in my hands the next day. A brick and mortar store needs to make the line move very fast, IMO). Another issue is the nearest borders seriously reduced their history section, so the farther store is the one to go to for that now.

CCIP · 03-04-11, 12:11 PM

Yeah, when I was in Chicago recently I made it to one of the closing stores and snagged some awesome deals on relevant literature. Bought three naval-history (including two U-boat related) books for 40% less than they would cost anywhere else. It seems like the military history stuff is among the slowest to go - so go in and grab some if you know a store that's closing!

AVGWarhawk · 03-04-11, 01:15 PM

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Borders must suffer greatly from Amazon.

That is an understatement. When I discovered a plethora of books at fantastic prices on Amazon I stopped going to Borders. Yep, Amazon, Kindle=death to Borders.

tater · 03-04-11, 01:26 PM

I still prefer a good bookstore, partially because I like to browse and pick stuff I'd miss. Our good Borders has an excellent history section. U. Kansas stuff, Naval Institute Press, etc. Not just popular tripe.

AVGWarhawk · 03-04-11, 01:35 PM

My Borders has an awful history section. I was able to get 2-3 books on submarines/Uboats. I look on Amazon and there are plenty of books on the subject. Books I would never see at Borders. The books I purchase for a few pennies to 10 bucks. One used book I purchased was signed by the author! I was in Borders Annapolis two weeks ago. Place is huge. Two floors. Not much in history books. Could get CDs' all day though.

tater · 03-04-11, 01:42 PM

It's hit or miss, for sure.

I stopped going in with the kids, which really POed me, actually. My rule has always been (at museums, as well) that I won't buy them junk, but I'll buy virtually any book they ask for.

Borders kids section was always decent. Then they started adding more than jst a few stuffed animals (years ago they'd have stuffed animals for baby books... stuff characters from the books). Now they have toys. In fact while there are more books than toys, it's probably 1/3+ toys now, maybe 40%. I stopped taking my kids to Borders since they'd look at the toys. Instead of making me "impulse buy" toys, it made me stop going to their stores.

03-04-11, 10:34 AM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	My fave local bookstore is a used/rare store, but Jerry is semi-retired at this point so 90% of the time I drive past when I have the time he's not open. Borders must suffer greatly from Amazon. Our stores are usually pretty busy, but they don't manage the registers well, and the line is always very long to purchase—I've put books down and left on more than one occasion (it it's lunch, and I have to wait 5 minutes to pay, I can leave, 1-click it on amazon, and it will be in my hands the next day. A brick and mortar store needs to make the line move very fast, IMO). Another issue is the nearest borders seriously reduced their history section, so the farther store is the one to go to for that now. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

03-04-11, 12:11 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yeah, when I was in Chicago recently I made it to one of the closing stores and snagged some awesome deals on relevant literature. Bought three naval-history (including two U-boat related) books for 40% less than they would cost anywhere else. It seems like the military history stuff is among the slowest to go - so go in and grab some if you know a store that's closing! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-04-11, 01:26 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I still prefer a good bookstore, partially because I like to browse and pick stuff I'd miss. Our good Borders has an excellent history section. U. Kansas stuff, Naval Institute Press, etc. Not just popular tripe. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

03-04-11, 01:35 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My Borders has an awful history section. I was able to get 2-3 books on submarines/Uboats. I look on Amazon and there are plenty of books on the subject. Books I would never see at Borders. The books I purchase for a few pennies to 10 bucks. One used book I purchased was signed by the author! I was in Borders Annapolis two weeks ago. Place is huge. Two floors. Not much in history books. Could get CDs' all day though. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-04-11, 01:42 PM	#7
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	It's hit or miss, for sure. I stopped going in with the kids, which really POed me, actually. My rule has always been (at museums, as well) that I won't buy them junk, but I'll buy virtually any book they ask for. Borders kids section was always decent. Then they started adding more than jst a few stuffed animals (years ago they'd have stuffed animals for baby books... stuff characters from the books). Now they have toys. In fact while there are more books than toys, it's probably 1/3+ toys now, maybe 40%. I stopped taking my kids to Borders since they'd look at the toys. Instead of making me "impulse buy" toys, it made me stop going to their stores. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

03-04-11, 10:29 AM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I've bought a few books from Borders, so may check it out. I love history and either buy my books from museums, lot's of local authors or the used book store.

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