by | Feb 17, 2011 | Towing
Beginning as early as the end of the week, 6,000 Borders employees will be out work, and publishers will likely lose millions of dollars in bad debt. Hardest hit will be “midlist” authors — those whose books aren’t bestsellers…
by | Jan 23, 2011 | Towing
Should the deeply troubled Borders chain close, publishers will survive just fine. But for authors who don’t have instant name recognition with book buyers, the loss of an outlet with scads of shelf and floor space is a serious…
by | Jan 18, 2011 | Towing
24/7 Wall St. recently looked at a number of large American companies, some of which are owned by foreign companies, to see which will disappear in 2011. It didn’t take long to come up with a list of familiar names such as Sara…
by | Dec 9, 2010 | Towing
The country’s second-largest bookstore widened its third-quarter loss to nearly double that of a year ago. Even worse, the estimated value of its inventory has declined, making it harder for Borders to borrow money. Will the co…
by | Nov 1, 2010 | Towing
Borders, the nation’s second-largest bookstore chain, has struggled for years due to competition from both fellow bricks-and-mortar outlets and online booksellers. It’s latest move to combat that is an offer to match the compet…