Once upon a time, I worked in a book store. The store got a new manager, who really was quite displeased with me. He couldn't understand that I was incapable of up-selling a book that I personally hated. He'd cut my hours to nearly nothing, while I was a key carrier. Hence, I quit and found a new job rather quickly. Five years at the bookshop and now I work in a hardware store.
Borders has been trying to save itself for some time and finally it just wasn't enough. Now they are getting ready to liquidate their holdings. I feel bad for the employees, some of my co-workers are still there. In my area, its hard to find work. I hope they find something that they enjoy doing, unlike myself.
The second thought through my head was this: 'Liquidation means "everything must go". When do the sales start??' I feel badly thinking such a thing, but I can't help it. I'm a bibliophile through and through. If its one thing I collect, its books. I love to read and review books. My other blog, Quill and Ink, is a collection of my reviews. Still, this is going to help out the independent stores in town, with one less big box to go to. We have a Barnes and Noble here and about a half dozen independent book shops. For the time being, I'll have plenty of books to choose from.
I don't want an eReader. I think its blasphemous to read books electronically. Where is the texture, where is the smell? Its not comforting to read like that. I don't feel like I can curl up with a good backlit tablet.
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