tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post3958813421512066133..comments2024-01-08T22:31:54.517-08:00Comments on KYRA DAVIS: What Would A World Without Borders Look Like?kyradavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564245025938264405noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-84941658191263898152011-04-27T17:35:00.141-07:002011-04-27T17:35:00.141-07:00"...And what about this debt that the publish..."...And what about this debt that the publishing houses aren't going to be able to collect on? How exactly are they going to be making up for that loss? Publishing is not a high-profit game. My guess is that they're going to have to save by cutting back in areas of acquisitions, marketing and publicity..."<br /><br />And then there's Tokyopop. Japanese-comic-books-in-translation Tokyopop kept the marketing and publicity for it's CEO's pet film projects, kept its Hamburg office, and cut *all book releases in North America*: http://www.google.com/search?hl=tokyopop+borders o_OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-62753896637909615222011-02-19T23:19:05.033-08:002011-02-19T23:19:05.033-08:00And so it begins...
Got an email the other day fr...And so it begins...<br /><br />Got an email the other day from the CEO of Borders (I am on the Borders Rewards list) saying they are going into Chapter 11 on Feb 16th and will begin to close down underperforming stores. Today received an email that one of the five Borders store in our area is closing soon. The Borders store closest to me is safe...for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-61394594133842098372011-02-12T05:04:06.070-08:002011-02-12T05:04:06.070-08:00Your comments are so dead on. I shop for books whe...Your comments are so dead on. I shop for books when I know the author - I come in looking for my Nora and several chick lit authors and I go right there, but then another smaller and lesser known {to me} author catches my eye. <br /><br />This is not the case with online websites where as you mentioned, I am only pushed into the front page of their suggestions. However, that same thing is how I found out about you, lol, so at the end of the day - people searching for ebooks and audio in my mind are driven by 1) category, 2) user reviews (I take big stock in reviews, so I always rate what I read) and 3) price.Natalie Lamberthttp://www.savoirfairemedia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-83046402774537788242011-01-21T19:01:37.217-08:002011-01-21T19:01:37.217-08:00I completely am shocked! Borders is MY FAVORITE bo...I completely am shocked! Borders is MY FAVORITE bookstore. I guess I just love the smell of NEW books. I LOVE browsing as you have described it. It is a shame that people don't get the same excitement as I do when I enter a bookstore...SO much possibility within each cover. I tried an e-reader, and I just couldn't focus that long on it. It reminded me too much of a computer....I need the feel of a book in my hand, but my husband is the opposite. I'm afraid that someday, my favorite authors won't even be publishing in a "book" format. Sad to think about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483473152304959281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-42247883210450802982011-01-14T15:36:41.087-08:002011-01-14T15:36:41.087-08:00Wow, this is really scary! Bookstores are some of...Wow, this is really scary! Bookstores are some of my favorite places to go. I, too, take my kids there, a lot. <br />But some small, tiny part of me wonders; will we circle back around again? It may take a long time, but I can't help but think that at some point, some enterprising young soul will decide to take his/her collection of these old-fashioned things called "books" and sell them. And maybe people will read them, enjoying the feel of them in their hands, and the smell, etc. <br />In the meantime, though, it's still pretty scary. Especially for the writers (and the fans who love them).azusmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-85110631740342384062011-01-14T15:11:16.801-08:002011-01-14T15:11:16.801-08:00My son and I used to spend HOURS at Borders, just ...My son and I used to spend HOURS at Borders, just sitting on the floor of the kid's section reading fifty or so books before choosing the 3-5 we were going to buy. He knew what Borders was before he knew what Toys r Us was and to date he still seems to prefer the former to the latter. I can't imagine those early years of his life without Borders. <br /><br />For the record, I don't think bookstores are going to completely disappear but there will be a lot less of them. The idea that there is going to be a bookstore in every town with a population over 100,000 is a thing of the past : (kyradavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564245025938264405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-34927508427469954922011-01-14T14:10:29.714-08:002011-01-14T14:10:29.714-08:00I am more of a library reader since I go through b...I am more of a library reader since I go through books so fast (some of my annual donations do go to libraries so they have budget to keep up with my book consumption though) but I do go to Borders and B&N when needing gifts. I also really enjoy browsing the stacks to see if any titles or bright covers catch my eye for a spontaneous purchase or to add to my bday/christmas list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10992888.post-11520018870161158882011-01-14T13:57:08.783-08:002011-01-14T13:57:08.783-08:00I took my daughter to the bookstore this afternoon...I took my daughter to the bookstore this afternoon. Her favorite place on earth. We pulled up and Borders was gone. Gone. We headed over to Barnes and Noble. So sad.Dani Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784014166868984046noreply@blogger.com