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Compared to the Borders I just visited that is closing--they all are closing--everything is 30-50% off and there are a lot of randomish things on the shelves and the employees are verbally worried about finding new jobs
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I was in the one borders closest to me yesterday. TONS of books still there. One thing that really bugged me, was that some things didn't seem to really be discounted. They had a cover for a PRS505, heavily worn box, marked for $69.99. Even with the 30% off, I still thought that to be high.
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But there was something that were not doing so good. No company goes out of business if they are doing well, don't you think? |
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God no. Prices at my Borders were ALWAYS cheaper than at my local Barnes and Noble (which was why I shopped at Borders rather than B&N) and the staff at the store near me was wonderful. I'm going to miss them and the store a great deal.
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I say the lack of their own ebook sales hurt more than not having their own dedicated reader.
And on prices, Typically they were cheaper than B&N for what I went there for. And on the covers, I know previously, they'd always sold things fairly cheap when clearanced. My girlfriend got a lighted cover for her PRS300 for $5 when they clearanced them out last year. |
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