{"id":23819,"date":"2011-11-17T13:24:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T20:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/17\/borders-and-the-future-of-real-books.html"},"modified":"2011-11-17T19:07:15","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T02:07:15","slug":"borders-and-the-future-of-real-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/17\/borders-and-the-future-of-real-books.html","title":{"rendered":"Borders and the future of &quot;real&quot; books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another recap and analysis of the Borders downfall.  One item of note &#8212; half of Borders outlets were still quite profitable at the time they declared bankruptcy. #ddtb<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.businessweek.com%2Fcms%2F2011-11-10%2Ffeature_boarders47__01__600.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/magazine\/the-end-of-borders-and-the-future-of-books-11102011.html'>The End of Borders and the Future of Books &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn inside look at the real reasons for the once-beloved chain&#39;s demise\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another recap and analysis of the Borders downfall. 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