Unpacking the Bookstore

Within the Borders of Forty Years

A Narrative in Four Perspectives History By Melani M. I grew up an hour and a half away from the original Borders bookstore, but it wasn’t until I heard the chain was being liquidated that I realized this; I hadn’t even known that the chain was founded in my home...

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Borders: Streamlining or Sacrificing?

What do you see when you hear the word “bookstore”? Close your eyes, take a breath, and say the word to yourself. Say it again. Does the image change? Is it a memory or an imagined place you explored in a dream or a picture you saw browsing the web? The first thing...

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The Order to Borders

The way a bookstore is laid out tells the customer a lot about the store or company owner and its values. Some bookstores, such as Borders, have lots of space between their shelves to make it easy for the customers to walk and find what they are looking for with...

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