Borders and bankruptcy: Goodbye to bricks and mortar | The Economist

Borders and bankruptcy: Goodbye to bricks and mortar | The Economist

I must admit to feeling a ping of loss at the idea of my lovely bookstores closing its doors. There's something prolific about wandering aisles stocked with paper-bound piles of words upon words. While I prefer the dusty, slightly musty smell of the used bookstore on a lazy Saturday, there are times when the only place I can find the book I am looking for is my local Borders.

I have a thing with patience. Sure, I can order it online, but it takes time to get to me. I can have it in hand in minutes, by driving down 72nd Steet, without shipping costs.

As the age of the e-reader dawns, I'll have to learn to say goodbye to the feel of pages between my fingers much the way i said goodbye to the inky smudge of newspaper.

Ah, nostalgia.