No buyer has emerged. The auction scheduled for this week has been cancelled.
As a result, Borders has announced they are closing all stores - including the Key West location.
The local Borders, actually a scaled-down version named Borders Express, was a sad statement on the state of the public's appetite for books. The inventory was focused on mass-market fiction, $5 coffee table books, and seemingly aisles of "________ for Dummies" books.
Was it the eBook or the poor store execution that doomed Borders? Maybe both.
Either way, if you are looking for literature, or an inspiring, curated collection of good reads, here are your best bets:
- Key West Public Library - 700 Fleming Street
- Key West Island Bookstore - 513 Fleming Street's
- Voltaire Books - 330 Simonton Street.
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Update: Borders Express is having a going out of business sale starting TODAY, July 22.
Good! I'm unhappy with big corporate businesses in general and especially unhappy when they try to control bookstores which is a vital source of liberal information.
Viva les bookstores independant! They offer personal service, localized book subjects and more value for money.
---Allen Meece
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