A lot of Borders problems have nothing to do with the bookstore business itself. They've been horribly mismanaged for many years. http://www.theatlantic.com/bu

A lot of Borders problems have nothing to do with the bookstore business itself. They've been horribly mismanaged for many years. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/01/what-went-wrong-at-borders/69310/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/01/what-wen... I personally preferred our local Borders stores over the Barnes and Nobles. They usually had more titles in stock and were a little nicer furnished. But they started to go downhill about 2 years ago, with more and more empty space, damaged carpets, trashed bathrooms, etc.