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Frank Brault | all galleries >> Cameras & Lenses >> Nikon P7000 > A sad 'story'.
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Frank Brault

A sad 'story'.

West Hartford, CT, USA

"On February 16, 2011, Borders applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and began liquidating 226 of its stores in the United States. Despite an offer from the private-equity firm Najafi Companies, Borders was not able to find a buyer before its July 17 bidding deadline, and therefore began liquidating its remaining 399 retail outlets on July 22, with the last remaining stores expected to shutter their doors by the end of September. The Chapter 11 case is ultimately being converted to Chapter 7.[5]." Wikipedia

I have to admit that my wife and I, in a small way, have contributed to the demise of Borders. Virtually all the books my wife and I buy are Kindle electronic editions from Amazon.com. She has a Kindle and I read them on my Android smartphone.

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norbi26-Aug-2011 08:31
An important documenting capture. v. norbi
Guest 26-Aug-2011 06:17
Very sad story I saw exactly the same signs in the border shop in my little town! ~V
Guest 26-Aug-2011 04:22
Very sad! V.
Jean D26-Aug-2011 02:32
Indeed, a very sad event.
Tom LeRoy25-Aug-2011 19:15
Right, another sad story. Nice B/W capture, Frank. V
Mairéad25-Aug-2011 19:11
Snap - one of our local bookstores is closing too.
bill friedlander25-Aug-2011 17:23
Too bad about Borders. I hope other book stores do not meet the same fate.
Walter Otto Koenig25-Aug-2011 14:41
Too bad they are closing and so many people are losing their work. In a way this is really infuriating because Borders put so many smaller bookstores out of business, and the main reason they are closing because of gross mismanagement. They certainly leave a void. Nice shot by the way.
Cindi Smith25-Aug-2011 13:53
Yeah, ours closed. Very sad.