Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Borders Closing

The consensus in literate quarters
On the shuttered locations of Borders
Is now that the name
Of this publishing game
Is e-book and internet orders.

Only months after filing for bankruptcy, Borders book stores announced that they would close for good. Attempts to find a private equity savior proved unsuccessful, against a backdrop of a changing industry, increasing prevalence of e-readers such as the Kindle and Nook, and a fitful US economy. As a "bookseller selling just books," Borders has found it impossible to compete in this new era.
Posted by Dr. Goose
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3 comments:

  1. Borders is closing? How sad.

    In hindsight if only they'd had

    The power to see

    That books need to be

    On Kindle and Nook and iPad.

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  2. A wonderful addition to Rhymes by Readers -- thanks!

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  3. Well said. It would be funny, were it not so sad.

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