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By David Hancock on October 20th, 2011

Books-A-Million plans to open stores at former Borders Books | PennLive.com

Books-A-Million plans to open stores at former Borders Books | PennLive.com. Books-A-Million, which sells books, toys, games, electronic accessories and DVDs, will open a store next month in the former Borders at Paxton Towne Center in Lower Paxton Township. The nation’s third-largest book retailer plans to open 40 stores, mostly in former Borders, including nine in Pennsylvania. [...]

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By David Hancock on January 03rd, 2011

Borders To Offer New Financing Plan; Publishers Suspend Book Shipments

In the wake of the Borders Group announcement that it is suspending payments to some publishers, at least one major New York City house has suspended shipping titles to the retail chain. While it has been reported that academic publisher Rowman and Littlefield has also stopped making shipments to the retailer, the house is distributed [...]

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By David Hancock on November 15th, 2010

Borders Announces New Web Site

All customers can enjoy free shipping on Borders.com purchases today, Nov. 15 Borders Rewards Plus members save an additional 10 percent on Borders.com purchases, free shipping everyday ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Borders® today announced an all new Borders.com featuring discounts on the 100,000 bestselling titles, multiple free shipping options, new product lines, [...]

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By David Hancock on November 11th, 2010

Borders and B&N Partner with ShopRunner

With Wal-Mart offering free shipping through the holidays, it’s clear that retailers are trying to remove potential impediments to online shopping this holiday season. Both Borders and Barnes & Noble will also provide free two-day shipping, but through ShopRunner. The new membership program charges consumers an annual fee of $79, equal to Amazon Prime, and [...]

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By David Hancock on September 28th, 2010

Borders to Open Pop-Up Holiday Stores

After closing hundreds of stores over the last year, Borders Group announced Tuesday morning that it is jumping on one of retailing’s hottest trends—pop-up stores. Borders will open 25 seasonal Borders Express stores nationwide beginning October 25 and will operate them through January 31. A majority of the stores will be in malls where Borders [...]

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By David Hancock on September 02nd, 2010

Borders Working to Redefine Store Model

With sales of trade books falling about 6.8% on a same store basis in the second quarter and forecasts calling for more book sales to migrate from print to digital over the next few years. the number one focus at Borders is to redefine its store model, Mike Edwards, CEO and Glen Tomasczewski, interim CFO, [...]

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By David Hancock on August 31st, 2010

Borders Reduces E-reader to $99 « PW

The $99 price point on e-readers has finally, officially been reached! Beware the crowds on the street rushing to Borders to adopt the habit of digital reading. The Borders group reduced the price of the two e-readers it sells–the Kobo and Aluratek e-readers–to $129 and $99 respectively. No doubt Borders hopes to make up for [...]

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By David Hancock on July 29th, 2010

Will the Book Survive?

Amidst all the doom and gloom of the book publishing industry, the CEO of Ingram Book Company, Skip Prichard, says books of all sorts are here to stay and we should embrace the change—and keep on reading. The Kindle. The iPad. The Nook. Not to mention at least thirty other reading devices or Google Editions, [...]

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By David Hancock on July 28th, 2010

Borders Signs Deal with Wi Fi Advertising Company

Borders has reached an agreement with JiWire, a location-based mobile media company with an advertising platform, to enable companies to run ads across Borders’ Wi Fi network. According to JiWire, any time a user connects to Wi Fi in any Borders’ locations “they will see location-targeted messages and offers from leading national brands.” Under terms [...]

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By David Hancock on July 07th, 2010

Joining with Kobo, Borders Launches its E-Bookstore Today

PW: Today’s the day. Citing a goal to claim 17% of the e-book market by next summer, the Borders Group, in conjunction with e-book retailer Kobo, is launching its own e-bookstore today, offering more than a 1 million free and for-pay titles along with a selection of digital reading devices. The Borders e-bookstore will offer e-books [...]

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By David Hancock on July 02nd, 2010

Books-A-Million Launches E-Bookstore

PW: Books-A-Million executives had promised to enter the e-book market this summer and the retailer has quietly launched an e-bookstore and digital audio site at booksamillion.com. To help promote the site, the company is holding a contest this month in which anyone who buys an e-book will be automatically entered into a contest to win [...]

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By David Hancock on February 01st, 2010

Borders Bookstore Faces Bleak Future

With dismal holiday sales, sagging shares, loan deadlines, layoffs and the resignation of its most recent CEO, Ron Marshall, Borders Group Inc. may face pressure from investors to consider a pre-packaged bankruptcy or liquidation, the Deal Pipleine reported on Saturday. The book retailer’s market cap is only about $53 million, slightly more than the $42 [...]

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By David Hancock on November 25th, 2009

AP News: Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall

Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., the nation’s two largest brick-and-mortar book sellers, both posted quarterly losses Tuesday and forecast a difficult holiday season, saying competition from discount chains and online retailers is stiffening. Barnes & Noble, the larger of the two, also cut its forecast for annual profit, and shares of both [...]

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By David Hancock on March 31st, 2009

Borders Gets Another Year

In the floundering economy, major book retailing companies, such as Borders, have been finding it hard to increase revenue, pay off loans, and still focus on growing as a company. Book sales are down and product costs are up. Thanks to negotiations with Pershing Square, however, Borders will be allowed a lengthy 12-month respite in [...]

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