Comments on: Borders and Noble? Barnes and Noble Might Buy Borders http://blog.proud-geek.com/2008/05/22/borders-and-noble-barnes-and-noble-might-buy-borders/ Taming that torrent of information Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:49:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jwhite http://blog.proud-geek.com/2008/05/22/borders-and-noble-barnes-and-noble-might-buy-borders/#comment-27846 Jwhite Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:19:57 +0000 http://proudgeek.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-27846 I love BN. Wish they'd move on past the big city, big box concept and do some smaller stores in smaller towns. Something like Subway did. I love BN. Wish they’d move on past the big city, big box concept and do some smaller stores in smaller towns. Something like Subway did.

]]> By: Jenny http://blog.proud-geek.com/2008/05/22/borders-and-noble-barnes-and-noble-might-buy-borders/#comment-25032 Jenny Tue, 27 May 2008 16:51:18 +0000 http://proudgeek.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-25032 That's very upsetting news to me. BN is a parasitic bookseller, creating "exclusive" deals and steamrolling independents out of business. G-od. I have far more respect for Borders. That’s very upsetting news to me. BN is a parasitic bookseller, creating “exclusive” deals and steamrolling independents out of business. G-od. I have far more respect for Borders.

]]> By: Deaf258 http://blog.proud-geek.com/2008/05/22/borders-and-noble-barnes-and-noble-might-buy-borders/#comment-25021 Deaf258 Sat, 24 May 2008 21:18:13 +0000 http://proudgeek.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-25021 I like both Borders and Barnes & Noble. Borders sell things that Barnes & Noble do not carry. Barnes & Noble is more organized and books are easier to find. If they merge, would it be a bigger, interesting mess or a spacious, bland mess? I think competition is healthy. A monopolized business is a very boring concept. I like both Borders and Barnes & Noble. Borders sell things that Barnes & Noble do not carry. Barnes & Noble is more organized and books are easier to find. If they merge, would it be a bigger, interesting mess or a spacious, bland mess? I think competition is healthy. A monopolized business is a very boring concept.

]]> By: QueenAlpo http://blog.proud-geek.com/2008/05/22/borders-and-noble-barnes-and-noble-might-buy-borders/#comment-25001 QueenAlpo Thu, 22 May 2008 18:58:36 +0000 http://proudgeek.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-25001 As if we need any more wallet drains. My god. IMO Borders' merchandising, marketing, and pricing don't hold a candle to Barnes and Noble. And BN is way better at Borders (AND Amazon, even though I'm also an Amazon Primer) at selling me the obscure postcolonial fem stuff I like to read. So while it's a good move for Borders, I don't understand BN's logic. Whatever. As long as I have an outlet for my book-whoring vice, I'm happy. As for the name? I can't get BookWhore out of my head at the moment, but how about BBN (secret code for Buy Books NOW)? As if we need any more wallet drains. My god.

IMO Borders’ merchandising, marketing, and pricing don’t hold a candle to Barnes and Noble. And BN is way better at Borders (AND Amazon, even though I’m also an Amazon Primer) at selling me the obscure postcolonial fem stuff I like to read.

So while it’s a good move for Borders, I don’t understand BN’s logic. Whatever. As long as I have an outlet for my book-whoring vice, I’m happy.

As for the name? I can’t get BookWhore out of my head at the moment, but how about BBN (secret code for Buy Books NOW)?

]]> By: Lisa C. http://blog.proud-geek.com/2008/05/22/borders-and-noble-barnes-and-noble-might-buy-borders/#comment-25000 Lisa C. Thu, 22 May 2008 15:43:58 +0000 http://proudgeek.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-25000 I was not aware of that. I love to browse Barnes and Noble, too. They always have had some books I wanted. I was not aware of that. I love to browse Barnes and Noble, too. They always have had some books I wanted.

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