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Just a thought, I think part of the problem with Border's is that they have never focused on books the way that Barnes and Nobles has. When I was younger, I liked the fact that you could get books and CDs and DVDs at Borders; in contrast most B&N in my area generally only have a very small selection of CDs and DVDs if any). Now, however, I tend to resent the large amount of floor space that is occupied by things other than books. In the closest Border's to my house (in downtown Silver Spring MD), the general literature category is relatively speaking tiny. They don't even carry all of of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels; in contrast, a local B&N devotes much more space to general literature and not only carries the before mentioned O'Brian novels but also the complete series of several lesser known nautical novels.
In short, when I am looking for a real paper book, I am much more likely to head to B&N.
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Bill
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