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Originally Posted by bhartman36
Borders has/had the Kobo Reader, so they could've been in the same position B&N is in, but from what I read, the Kobo Reader just isn't as good as the Nook or Kindle. So it's more than just no-pants book buying that hurt them. What really hurt them was that their transition to e-books was lackluster.
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That paragraph has a lot of past tense verbs. Borders filed for reorganization under Chapter 11, but many companies survive that and rebound. I'm not counting Borders out just yet. I know many of us are excited by the transition to ebooks, but a lot of people still like to hold paper and want to see and touch before they buy.
I think the Borders that's close to me is the biggest bookstore I've ever seen anywhere, and it's always hoping. I bought my Sony Reader there. The Kobo was my second choice.