Life In The City

Earlier in this series of blogs I wrote about the closing of the Century City Borders store. At the time, it was on a list of about 200 stores to be closed, out of a total of 600 in the Borders bookstore chain. The remaining 400 were supposed to be saved for at least another year or so by going through a bankruptcy. Unfortunately, things didn't work out, and now the entire chain is being closed down. As of tomorrow, customers' accumulated earnings on their Borders Rewards cards will expire (the Borders Bucks, I believe they were called). This truly is the end of Borders.
I remember a time, not too many years ago, when there were a number of bookstore chains. B. Dalton, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Brentano's, Crown Books, Waldenbooks, Dutton's, etc. Now, as far as I know, the end of Borders will mean there is only one book chain left, and that's Barnes and Noble. It's sad to think that one company will own all the major bookstores left in the USA, even though it is a very good company to be sure. I can only hope there are still enough people who appreciate books and the experience of shopping for books IN A STORE and not online, so that this one last chain will stay in business for many years to come.

Labels: bookstores