As Borders Closes, What Killed It?

Published Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:00:08 -0600

Last updated Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:06:13 -0600

All the Borders bookstores in Britain are shutting their doors and covering their windows in signs for their closing down sale (with prices still more expensive than you can usually get at Amazon, but you know…)

And as publisher of all types of books, graphic novels and others, are both mourning a valuable retail venue across the country, while also in mad panic over stock that may be seized and owed money they may never get, the big question is, what killed Borders?

Well let me give you my answer. Having an entire book section labelled thusly. I mean Ii couldn't even shop in Borders after seeing this sign;

Yup, as far as I'm concerned Twilight killed Borders.

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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.