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@Solicitous: The online-only Borders AU is now bought by Pearson Publishers. Collins Booksellers is still its own entity. I think.
@OneandonlyDoc: Borders USA started Borders AU several years back. They sold the Aussie stores to another, completely separate company, Pacific Equity, but this PE continued to use the Borders name, which apparently jinxed their luck -- a year or so ago, Borders AU here went into voluntary administration and all retail stores were shut. Borders AU still operates as an online-only store under Pearson.
@Sao: Yes, both models were sold and promoted heavily by Borders Australia.
Admittedly, although not being able to sell via Borders AU isn't a huge loss in itself, the Kobo Touch will really need more local exposure to compete with the other ereaders. As far as I know, so far the KT's only going to be sold via Collins Booksellers, whose presence in my home state at least is anaemic. Perhaps it's better for other states. Hopefully the folks at Kobo have something else up their sleeve.
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