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If Borders Folds, Should We Mourn?

First Posted: 01/16/11 12:27 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET

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Washington City Paper:

Borders Books and Music is in trouble. It's not done well in the rough-and-tumble world of online bookselling, and according to the people who follow such things, is meeting with investors as we speak to decide how it'll downsize. Signs are not good; the company already announced it would be closing one warehouse, and it's stopped paying publishers.

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