tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post296437261043880870..comments2023-12-22T05:14:59.944-05:00Comments on Buffy's write zone: A visit to BordersBuffy Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033283884801658206noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-24505672895865828332011-08-29T16:32:22.052-04:002011-08-29T16:32:22.052-04:00Borders closing really bums me out. Maybe for more...Borders closing really bums me out. Maybe for more reasons than one. But it was one of my first hangouts as a kid. I also went there once a week with my kids while I was teaching them to read. A treat would be they could pick out their own book and create their own library. Now as an author, I've noticed that their small but constant purchases of my books have stopped. Sigh, oh well, I only hope that something changes.LM Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624508396760965680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-91749282986836128092011-08-28T18:03:09.569-04:002011-08-28T18:03:09.569-04:00I used to work for Borders. I saw this coming a l...I used to work for Borders. I saw this coming a long time ago. Unfortunately, the company leadership were just a bunch of idiots. They made ghastly business choices, and in the end it killed the company.<br /><br />I'm sad to see the company dissolve, and I genuinely hoped they would fix their bad practices in time to save the company. It breaks my heart to see all those jobs destroyed, to see the entire landscape of the book industry change almost overnight, and it even angers me a bit that the leaders at corporate were so blind to the common sense solutions that would have made them more profitable while saving their business.Giles Hashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772067878017549159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-60634209906595098062011-08-28T10:58:02.209-04:002011-08-28T10:58:02.209-04:00No memories but it is always sad when a real (as o...No memories but it is always sad when a real (as opposed to virtual) bookstore closes. It worries me.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-82146189621938674552011-08-28T07:59:14.420-04:002011-08-28T07:59:14.420-04:00I remember Borders when it was just one store on S...I remember Borders when it was just one store on State Street in Ann Arbor. I went there so much that I got to know some of the employees by name.<br /><br />Then when we moved to the east side of Ann Arbor, they opened a Borders close to our home. My daughter and I spent many happy times there. It's very sad they're closing.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com