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jbcohen · 03-08-2011, 01:44 PM

I think the most cost effective way to get this done is to address the phone issue instead of the reader issue rather than the ereader issue. Go to your cell phone provider and buy a new smart phone and the readers are free. This way you kill to birds with one stone.

Border announced some months ago that they are going into chapter 11 bankrupcy and as a consequence they hired a liquidation company who is liquidating their entire stock for typically 20% off all items.

Is there a Borders in Vermont? Try walking into one and see if they have any readers left.

By addressing this issue via the cell phone you can kill two birds with one stone. Pay for one cell phone and get the phone issue corrected and get the readers for free and save the $100. Please understand that this is the most cost effective method IMHO but it has problems, small screen and you will be cosntantly scrolling. But you can get readers from Amazon, Borders, Barns and Nobles and Mobi Pocket and buy from several stores not just one. Stand alone readers are typically prorpietary for a specific store.

Here is an article from Prime Bankruptcy:

Borders Announces Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Another one bites the financial dust, this time it is the big name bookseller Borders. The company announced its decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week as its efforts to refinance its debts failed miserably.

When the company failed to persuade its creditors and publishers to convert payments owed into interest-bearing loans, Borders realized that it had to take drastic measures. This is in spite of the $550 million loan it will receive from GE Capital, as well as securing additional financing to support itself during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.

Year of declining profits and management turnover meant that the move for bankruptcy was not a surprise to its publishers. In a desperate attempt to keep some cash on hand Borders stopped paying its publishers altogether in December of last year and would miss another scheduled payment in January of this year. It is now up to the individual publishers whether they will continue to ship books to Borders.

03-08-2011, 01:44 PM	#6
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	I think the most cost effective way to get this done is to address the phone issue instead of the reader issue rather than the ereader issue. Go to your cell phone provider and buy a new smart phone and the readers are free. This way you kill to birds with one stone. Border announced some months ago that they are going into chapter 11 bankrupcy and as a consequence they hired a liquidation company who is liquidating their entire stock for typically 20% off all items. Is there a Borders in Vermont? Try walking into one and see if they have any readers left. By addressing this issue via the cell phone you can kill two birds with one stone. Pay for one cell phone and get the phone issue corrected and get the readers for free and save the $100. Please understand that this is the most cost effective method IMHO but it has problems, small screen and you will be cosntantly scrolling. But you can get readers from Amazon, Borders, Barns and Nobles and Mobi Pocket and buy from several stores not just one. Stand alone readers are typically prorpietary for a specific store. Here is an article from Prime Bankruptcy: Borders Announces Chapter 11 bankruptcy Another one bites the financial dust, this time it is the big name bookseller Borders. The company announced its decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week as its efforts to refinance its debts failed miserably. When the company failed to persuade its creditors and publishers to convert payments owed into interest-bearing loans, Borders realized that it had to take drastic measures. This is in spite of the $550 million loan it will receive from GE Capital, as well as securing additional financing to support itself during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Year of declining profits and management turnover meant that the move for bankruptcy was not a surprise to its publishers. In a desperate attempt to keep some cash on hand Borders stopped paying its publishers altogether in December of last year and would miss another scheduled payment in January of this year. It is now up to the individual publishers whether they will continue to ship books to Borders. Last edited by jbcohen; 03-08-2011 at 02:03 PM.