tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post906807080665410387..comments2024-03-22T05:29:18.132-07:00Comments on Shawn James, Black Freelance Writer: R.I.P. Borders BookstoresShawn Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11712216572467743626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-66617015063367230082011-07-23T05:28:18.594-07:002011-07-23T05:28:18.594-07:00Shawn, you really outdid yourself on this one. I...Shawn, you really outdid yourself on this one. It's excellent, thoroughly insightful, and offers deeper material on why Borders failed than other articles I've read. Theirs was surface; yours is in depth.<br /><br />I've come to expect only the best from you and in this we get the best of the best in comments.Francine Crafthttp://www.francinecraft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-15338592710872916722011-07-22T19:27:03.114-07:002011-07-22T19:27:03.114-07:00It is very sad so many people are losing their job...It is very sad so many people are losing their jobs. What's even sadder to me is how preventable all of this was. Borders' management was so out-of-touch when it came to selling books at retail, disconnected with the needs of the customer and unwilling to adapt to change.<br /><br />The whole publishing industry is crumbling, and everything is so uncertain. This is a rough storm in the business. No one really knows what the industry will look like in a year or five years from now. I have to wonder if self-publishing will be how most books are produced in the future.Shawn Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712216572467743626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-31080362901475834562011-07-22T11:09:59.531-07:002011-07-22T11:09:59.531-07:00Shawn,this is a great article. I have such mixed e...Shawn,this is a great article. I have such mixed emotions about the whole publishing industry right now, and have for some time. The bookselling end of it has been a mess for a long time as well. I have to agree with your perceptions of Borders. I am very sad to see them close, as so many people are losing their jobs, and some I know personally. This is very sad indeed :(Savannah Northnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-18137208467163173472011-07-20T15:00:11.805-07:002011-07-20T15:00:11.805-07:00This is an excellent and insightful post. It reall...This is an excellent and insightful post. It really made me think. I was lucky that my closest Borders in Wayne, NJ, which shut down several years ago, was a really home-like place. I loved it and have really missed it. The other Borders I went to just weren't the same.<br /><br />It's just terrible that so many people will lose their jobs.<br /><br />By the way, I wrote my blog post on Borders last night, but I have just added a link to YOUR post because it's so good. :)<br /><br />http://www.theliterarylioness.com/2011/07/borders-books-1971-2011-rip.html<br /><br />I wish you had the Followers gadget.The Literary Lionesshttp://www.theliterarylioness.comnoreply@blogger.com