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I liked going to borders because it was the only book store I know of that I could get Gothic Beauty Magazine with out needing a subscription. I'm probably going to have to order one now. I feel bad because I just went there saturday. A guy I took classes with told me he just got a job there.

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Wow.

I haven't read about that much. Last few times I've been too the bookstores they were as busy as I ever remember them being in ages past. I knew borders was closing some of its stores. *reads a bit more about this*

From a "feeling" standpoint, I just like being around the books and sometimes going there with someone else and looking around / talking about them. Borders while not fundamentally different than say Barnes & Noble was the first "big" retail bookstore I remember really liking. (the one downtown ann arbor in its old location)

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My husband and I would often go on "dates" to Borders. We loved just getting some coffee and looking at books. Sometimes we'd buy them other times not. Like Troy said, we just enjoyed the "feeling" of being there. Otherwise, we could have just gone to a coffee shop.

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On one hand it's sort of saddening, but on the other hand, Borders WAS a big box store. Small time stores need to make a comeback.

I do agree with that... the idea of a local bookstore would be nice again.

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On one hand it's sort of saddening, but on the other hand, Borders WAS a big box store. Small time stores need to make a comeback.

I'll hold on to my box stores for books, thank you. I hated mom and pop book stores, they never had what I was looking for in stock! At least with Borders, more often than not I found what I was looking for.

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On one hand it's sort of saddening, but on the other hand, Borders WAS a big box store. Small time stores need to make a comeback.

Borders wasn't a big box store until.. hmm I'd say starting 2004/2005. They were a large chain, and big corporation, yes.. but they did everything they could to maintain that "small store" vibe. Their return policy was basically "eh fuck it, return it, we'll take it.", their dress code was extremely liberal.. jesus I used to work there in ICP clothes (lordy), their coffee shop was in-house, low priced, and awesome.

Until mid 2k. Then they really started to go corporate with everything from return policy changes, "clean" dress codes, big crappy chain coffee shop. I started going to B&N after that.

As for mom/pop book stores, they never have what you want, B&N/Borders either did, or could easily order it.

OTOH, e-books are killing bookstores more effectively. As much as I love holding a real book, holding 2,500 books in my hand is even better. <3 my Kindle.

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I'm sad, I live in Ann Arbor (Borders started and HQ'd here). It's sad to see it go. It was the closest bookstore to my house, but the closest one was shut down a few months ago. I had to start going to Barnes & Noble or drive downtown ... I'm not liking B &N so much. :(

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