Bad News for Borders May Give Barnes & Noble a Boost

by on July 19, 2011 in eBook Distribution

It may’ve been a long death in the making, but digital technology finally killed Borders Books. In the mid-90′s, the book megastore chose to focus heavily on physical CD and DVD sales right as the digital music revolution was beginning. They expanded their physical locations and farmed out online sales to Amazon.com while Barnes & Noble looked to the future and developed a user-friendly online store and eReader.

NPR recently did a story on the demise of Borders and what it means for the competition. Listen or read HERE.

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Chris Robley

About Chris Robley

Chris Robley has written 370 posts in this blog.

splits his time between the Portlands Oregon and Maine, always longing for the other. He plays music on the West Coast and writes poems on the East. His music has been praised by NPR, the LA Times, the Boston Globe, and others. Skyscraper Magazine said he is “one of the best short-story musicians to come along in quite some time.” Robley’s poetry is forthcoming in Prairie Schooner, RHINO, Pacifica Literary Review, and The Fine Line.

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