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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
If you could, I'm sure Borders would like to know.
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I don't think anything could save the poor store, except becoming BN. And you believe that'll be the death of them both. I think like someone else mentioned, being more lounge-esque would be cool. Sometimes all the tables are taking up to study. But I like the atmosphere and the fraps to study. It's sort of like the University library, although now ours is over crowded and students aren't there meeting and discussing. There is also a lot of lollygagging.
Ummm where was I... Borders. For one the normally seem darker to start with. And their books aren't ideally stocked. No these are small nitpicks. Prices would probably be the big thing I guess. Sure they give you refund credit, but it's ruled by a odd system. Coupons barely lower prices to competitive prices. Amazon and BN seem IN the race to me. Amazon brought a online store, BN brought a just as decent online bookstore. Amazon got ebooks popular to some degree, BN is trying to get in there to some degree. They have the pieces but now they are trying to form into Voltron. All and all Borders on the other hand just seems like the hurt dog in the race. Limping along. Still trying to get the website to matter when they still can't compete price wise. And when I go in there... <shrug>