Borders Bookstore moves to close

[Spookwriter]

Bankruptcy.

I enjoy books. Printed books, they way they smell, the way they
feel in my hands.

I don't remember learning to read, but I've always loved reading.
Pretty fond of the library too.

A way of life, dying.

The printed word.

Those that still buy books tend to order them online according to
the recent polls. E-books, readers.

For many of us, even our local newspapers are biting the bullet.
Downsizing, smaller pages.

We don't seem to need a newspaper to get our news anymore.
Our news comes from something called the internet.

Don't guess we're going to need books much longer either.

Saw a piece not long ago where some school districts will no longer
be teaching cursive writing.

Seemed pointless.

But I guess our children won't need to know how to write. No more
need to write books.

My wife and I were on the committee a few years ago to pass a local
bond in order to build a new library. How I love that building. What treasure
lies inside.

Just something to close. Maybe not in our time, or even our childrens time.
In the name of progress, maybe it will be our children's children that won't
know what a book is.

I liked reading the local daily newspaper. Now it's smaller pages, smaller print,
and weekly. We no longer get it.

I enjoyed just standing in the bookstores. More than a kid in a candystore.

It's all on the net now.



Have we saved enough it?


Spook...who loves his books.

 

[thekid]

I think a real book is better than a digital book anyday

 

[hlf1996]

I also love books. I could go into a bookstore and be there for a very long looking at all the different genres.

 

[discoveregg]

Cursive writing and letter writing - that is pen to the paper - is quickly becoming a lost art. And it is art. I recently reread the United States Constitution. What beautiful writing. And each word carefully thought out before connecting the pen with the paper. So perfectly written. So quickly forgotten and/or misinterpreted

 

[annageckos]

I love to read, I have tons of books and also a Kindle. But I never bought any books from Borders (or barns and nobles). They were always over priced.

 

[discoveregg]

Quote:
Cursive writing and letter writing - that is pen to the paper - is quickly becoming a lost art. And it is art. I recently reread the United States Constitution. What beautiful writing. And each word carefully thought out before connecting the pen with the paper. So perfectly written. So quickly forgotten and/or misinterpreted

double post - sorry!

 

[Spookwriter]

To write...sounds so simple. Pen and paper.

When I first began to write my own stories many years ago,
I did them in longhand. Page after page.

We didn't even have as much as a manual typewriter. So I wrote,
and a friend edited and retyped them for me. A few sales, and I bought
my first typewriter. I felt like I was bigtime then.

Taught myself how to type so I could write faster.

I don't use a pen so much anymore. Those days are long gone. I did
write some personal journals in longhand a few years ago. Something
I put away.

You can't even buy a good ink pen anymore. I mean a nice one. Not that
junk that comes in multipaks. I mean an honest to goodness ink pen worthy
or writing with.

I use to buy them at jewerly stores. They wrote beautifully.

Longhand, manual typewriter, elelctric typewriters, word processors, and the
computer.

How writing has changed.

 

[redhen]

My biggest fear in life?? (besides losing my husband or parents..)
Is my eyesight going...(which year after year my eyes are getting worse and worse..

)
If i cant read, i'd be lost. Truly..

 

[Forrest_Flock]

I don't read much
but I have never been a fan of e readers, really does my head in, those things
sorry to all you book lovers out there

 

[featherz]

I've been using a kindle ever since they came out, so I guess I am one at fault - but I can't help it, I love my kindle. Before that, I ordered all my books online - borders could not compete with online pricing, even on real books.