tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post5211653791242024978..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: Deathray and Borders.Neal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-67933017341925903282009-11-30T00:36:21.297+00:002009-11-30T00:36:21.297+00:00I picked up Orbus on Friday from Borders at 50% no...I picked up Orbus on Friday from Borders at 50% normal value, to good to turn down ... Sorry Neal ;)<br /><br />I was going to wait until it came out in paperback due to serious storage issues, but the 50%/60% off at the moment just broke me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-32569664227742300982009-11-28T08:59:23.136+00:002009-11-28T08:59:23.136+00:00I want to buy books at Borders, I often try to buy...I want to buy books at Borders, I often try to buy books at Borders. They simply never have anything I'm looking for, but they devote entirely too much space towards carrying every Star Trek, Starwars and Halo, then 3 copies of every King and Koontz book.<br /><br />Its great if you want to find someone new, but they'll rarely have the first book... and there's an Amazon warehouse locally and free shipping will get it to me in under 48 hoursAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-3742687146596639852009-11-27T21:35:01.109+00:002009-11-27T21:35:01.109+00:00I suppose the problem that a chain like Borders ha...I suppose the problem that a chain like Borders has is that books themselves are almost perfectly designed to be sold via the internet. They're easily transportable, rugged and easy to list online. I like to buy my books in advance, so I'm never left with the nightmare scenario where I finish a book and, God/Buddha/Flying Spaghetti Monster forbid, I don't have a fresh one to start!<br /><br />Having said all that, there's something quite therapeutic about trawling the shelves of a well-stocked bookshop and gambling on a book/author on a whim.<br /><br />In an ideal world we'd have both, but I can't see some bricks and mortar retailers surviving the next few years, unfortunately.Inchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881822060745007191noreply@blogger.com