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thedailywhat: End Of An Era of the Day: After 40 years in business, Borders announced today that it will be closing all remaining stores and laying off 11,000 employees. “We were all working hard towards a different outcome,” Borders Group President Mike Edwards said in a statement, “but the headwinds we have been facing for quite some time, including the rapidly changing book industry, e-reader revolution, and turbulent economy, have brought us to where we are now.” Borders had hoped to be saved from shuttering by a last minute bid, but the deal fell apart with no one else stepping up to buy the troubled book and music retailer. [annarbor / wsj / photo: michelelee.] #is it weird that I’m actually crying right now?

thedailywhat:

End Of An Era of the Day: After 40 years in business, Borders announced today that it will be closing all remaining stores and laying off 11,000 employees.

“We were all working hard towards a different outcome,” Borders Group President Mike Edwards said in a statement, “but the headwinds we have been facing for quite some time, including the rapidly changing book industry, e-reader revolution, and turbulent economy, have brought us to where we are now.”

Borders had hoped to be saved from shuttering by a last minute bid, but the deal fell apart with no one else stepping up to buy the troubled book and music retailer.

[annarbor / wsj / photo: michelelee.]

#is it weird that I’m actually crying right now?


#NO #THIS IS LIKE THE WORST THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN TO ME #WELL SECOND #it's not as bad as finding nuts in your chocolate bar and having to throw away a perfectly good chocolate bar but hey that's another issue #WHERE WILL I SIT NOW WHILE WAITING FOR MY PARENTS TO BUY GROCERIES #where #WHERE YOU TELL ME #NEVER #I KNOW THE STAFF WE ARE FRIENDS THEY KNOW ME AS THE GIRL WHO COMES IN EVERY DAY


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  2. pig-sizedelephants reblogged this from c-c-c-controversial and added:
    There’s no fucking bookstore in Elk Grove now.
  3. dontletit-saygoodbye reblogged this from lifeandotherrandomness
  4. lifeandotherrandomness reblogged this from beginyourstory and added:
    This kind of reminds me of “You’ve Got Mail”. Seeing Meg Ryan close the Shop Around the Corner was heartbreaking.
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  10. pixelatedrainbowpuke reblogged this from interatrial and added:
    But Barnes and Nobel is in just as much trouble as Borders was/is. :c I guess since everyone will be forced to go there...
  11. kimmykazoo reblogged this from releasethestarss and added:
    Soooooosad :( I absolutely love Borders.
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  14. cucumbersdontfly reblogged this from octoeye and added:
    Borders went out of business. weird. octoeye:
  15. deirdreannb reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    This makes me so sad.
  16. motorcitykitty reblogged this from yeahgrrrl and added:
    but independent book stores are thriving. books ain’t goin nowhere, my friends.
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  19. carryonmysamulet reblogged this from crossroad-blues and added:
    no dammit what no no fucking no
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  21. remusslupin reblogged this from bachelorjohnwatson and added:
    #is it weird that I’m actually crying right now?
  22. stevedallasbynight reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    I shopped there,...see a bookstore go under.
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  24. charliespleen reblogged this from bachelorjohnwatson and added:
    Wait a minute are you fucking kidding me. Borders is like my favorite fucking store ever. I hate ebooks and kindles and...
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  26. failyourfinals reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    $50 gift card for borders wtf man
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    Oh How I Love That Movie :)