http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/ Switched Comments for Borders to Quit Selling CDs and DVDs? http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 26th 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 26th 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 26th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 26th 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 26th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/
Why? Because people read what they want on the web and learn much on the learning channels on cable tv. They don't need to read books or papers any longer.

It's the same for music...why buy an entire album when you can download your faves, individually?

Now I have to find another way to make a living and it's not going to be Internet blogs.....any suggestions in order to stay in the communications loop?]]>Mar 26th 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 26th 2009 10:50PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 27th 2009 3:42AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/
They (Borders) tried to jazz up the store by rearranging the line/cashier area but it doesn't make up for the fact that the MEDIA section is empty - and now the front just looks plain silly.

And Borders is soooooo cheap for new books. I love the Bargin section.
I ]]>Mar 26th 2009 11:04PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 26th 2009 11:01PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 27th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/This line of thinking is only going to bring to an end a store like Borders (it happened with other multi media bookstores chains that "trimmed" down and ended up offering nothing - while a chain like Newbury Comics which sells cd's and dvd's both new and used, as well as vinyl (now up to 10% of their sales!) and fun toys, books and magazines, will end up thriving and growing...

Borders thinks everyone wants e-books, which is not true, and that everyone just wants to download music and movies, which is not true. People want tangible items to hold in the hand, as well as some downloading.

Part of the economic problem with retail is corporate not knowing what they are doing and so out of touch with how to grab patrons. Don't be duped by Blu-ray and support the shops that stock books, cds, dvds and in some cases vinyl.]]>Mar 26th 2009 11:27PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/
Like all electronic media, (including live T.V., recorded DVD's and CD's), there is way too much junk mixed in with a few good pieces of worthwhile content.).

T.V. - a wonderous electronic medium with huge potential - is 80% commercials, 10% crappy "who cares?" programming with only about 10% of actually worthwhile program content. That's why I rarely watch T.V. anymore because, I beleive, there is usually nothing on worth watching.]]>Mar 27th 2009 12:01AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 27th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 27th 2009 1:07AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 27th 2009 1:21AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 27th 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/
i don't want big box stores to sell CD's, either. the record stores did it best. the other stores should be our option, not the only place to find a CD. theres a lot of talk of the success of itunes, but at the end of the day, i love buying CD's too. and not at bookstores and best buy's.]]>Mar 27th 2009 6:56AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/http://www.switched.com/2009/03/26/borders-to-quit-selling-cds-and-dvds/Mar 27th 2009 6:16AM