[Cato in PA]

Barnes and Noble is the Best Buy of bookstores. I won’t shed a tear if they get what’s coming to them.

I used to get great deals at Borders with the coupons they always gave out. I still miss them.

[mewzilla]

Those great deals were one of the reasons Borders went belly up.

[basil]

I like our local Barnes and Nobel, and would hate to see it go.

[Myrddin]

As soon as Borders failed, I received a notice of a change of terms on my B&N membership. The 20% discount was reduced to 10%. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the $25 annual fee means $250 in purchases before you save a penny. I declined to renew after 8 continuous years. Borders coupon deals were always better than B&N. Even so, I could often beat the B&N coupons with an Amazon purchase of $25 or more to get the free shipping and a measure of patience for the delayed shipped. There were some titles that had poor discounts on Amazon. I would wait for a hot Borders coupon and buy those items from Borders.

The demise of Borders removed the Borders Mission Valley store in San Diego. That had the best computer science section in town. 2nd best is the Mira Mesa B&N. After that, you have to order from Amazon.