Verrrry Interesting

According to the Washington Post, Barnes and Noble is looking to bid on Borders. I read this on AOL a little while ago. I also read the comments that were posted about it. I wanted to post too but it wouldn't go through. Here's what I wanted to say:

Borders is currently the only major bookseller that still has small in-mall stores: Waldenbooks. Barnes and Noble got rid of most, if not all, of theirs years ago. So, what happens to that brand if B&N takes over? Either way it doesn't matter because no one seems to care whether Waldenbooks succeeds (which it could do if given the right kind of support).. I like both chains but they tend to use up and squash the little guys. I will buy from amazon when I need something hard to get or out of print. They are a great resources and it would be interesting to see them buy Borders (with whom they were online partners until this year). As for Walmart. . .yeah, they are cheaper on bestsellers but they don't have a very good variety of books in general. I refuse to buy books from them for various reasons. Support the bookstores!

No one on there seemed to realize that Borders owns Waldenbooks. That's not really a surprise since Borders doesn't advertise it. I do agree with several of the responses that they are basically the same anyway (B&N and Borders) in concept with the big stores. I prefer Borders but that's only because I've had better luck with getting help at various ones than at B&N. And the B&Ns tend to be very dark inside. Still I did have a card there once until I started working for the competition. lol And now, well, can't buy much until after the wedding. And then I'll probably go back to what I did pre-bookseller career and buy from various places depending upon the book and how quickly I want it.

Still, I found the article interesting and can't wait to see what happens from it.