I'm a Borders Addict!

For those who do not know Boarders is the name of a bookstore chain here in the States. Maybe elsewhere as well but at least here I know it is. Anyways, today I spent a full 4 hours in the bookstore. Probably the same for most of us but I do it at least once a week. sometimes more. When it came time to check out I had some 12 books in my arms totaling over 500 USD.
I ended up having to put most back, but it was way to hard to do so. I did end up purchasing three for a little over 100 dollars, but it was IMO nowhere near enough books. Anyone else have this major bookstore addiction.


PS. It is still a great place to meet women though

 

generally speaking the Borders line has better ww2/ww1 book selection over Barnes and Nubies any day, plus their coffee stand is great. I go there for the musik though as I am almost strictly a paying customers to overseas publishing venue's

 

I was at a Borders Express and found a cool looking book by DK called World War 2. Lots of pics and comparisons.

 

I went to a Borders near me once nearly spent a fortune well i would of but i had to get me and the kids home on the bus!

 

They don't have a large selection in my local store, BUT...they will order anything for me!! It's a great store!!

 

I agree with Erich, Borders is MUCH better than Barnes & IgNobles is. All we have here is a B&IgN, and the nearest Borders is in San Antonio. I went to the one in San MArcos-which is near S.A. and this one looked like an old Bijou would have in the 1920's. Anyway, everytime I go to Borders, I buy DvDs instead of books-go figure?

 

Hey Carl remind me not to send you to the shops who knows what you might come back with lol

 

People in Florida don't know how to read, so they don't have bookstores here. Seriously, Florida Schools produce idiots who fail the SAT's and other stuff. I can only think of 2 Bookstores within 30 mins of me that ARE NOT Christian Book Stores (which there seem to be plenty of for some reason). Both are Barnes and Nobles, one is only a few months old (recently opened). Luckily, the new one is pretty close to where I live. I've already spent a dozen hours there and bought a dozen books.

My god, man, what sort of books are you buying that cost $30 each?

 

I ended up buying a very good book on the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Another called D-days in the Pacific(I bought this one for the great selection of pictures it had actually) and another called Escape from the deep, about the USS Tang.

I almost bought one book(cant remember the name of the title) that was over a hundred. I didn't because I figured if I brought home three books instead of one I would not get strangled as much by my girl. Though the paperback versions are cheaper, I prefer Hardcover so that they last much longer. That helps explain the price a litlle

 

We have plenty of bookstores here. They both have local and world wide history available. They will order anyhting you need, including aviation magazines or books from competing editors. I like Heimdal and Lela Press editions a lot. I also order at Midlands Uk. I tried Abbe books twice, but my books never arrived.... Amazon is ok, their German site has great books and they have cheap shipping costs.

 

I'll have to agree with some of you about OOP titles, amazon or a good antiquity book dealer is the spot, sadly Borders and B/N have alot of the older titles re-done in cheap paper and made into softbacks with cheap covers

 

Thank you to whichever Mod fixed the the spelling mistake in the title. I couldn't do it when I tried

 

Yes Borders is fantastic. There has been one in 'town' for a few years but they just opened a new one at the shoppingcentre near me. It is just HUGE! The couple of times I went previously I always spent at least $100 and came out with 5 - 7 books. Last month the local Borders had a special night for teachers/librarians. I spent $150 though the school reimbursed me for half. The thing is, it is so big they have lots of obscure titles that actually address niche interests. On this particular night they offered drinks/nibblies, a music duo and a therapist giving hand massages. It was just heaven!

 

That sounds great, especially if you get half of the money back. I often ask for book gift coupons for Christmas or Birthday etc.. then I spend all the coupons at the same time and add some cash to it too. This way I come back wit a huge pile of books.

 

Hi wtid/ heh heh, my problem with shopping at a Borders-is that I have yet to buy any books from them only because im always buying DvD's. ;-)) The last time I went into a Borders, was the one that is in San Marcos, TX and is located at a huge outlet mall. Anyway, in about 15 minutes, I came away with eight DvDs. I paid more for most of them than I would have had I waited and bought them from Deep Discount DvD . com but, they were well worth it. I bought two titles with Charlton Heston in them, three with Yul Brynner, and two with Steve McQueen and one w/ Burt Lancaster. Then we had to leave to make my entering the hospital in San Antonio for my surgery that day.

 

I agree that Borders has a superior selection of military/WWI & II titles, though I've found it varies from store to store in my area. I can't do anything about your (or my) addiction, but I can make a suggestion to help you spend less there - sign up for their Borders Reward program, it's fantastic. Once a week, they'll send you an email that includes a discount coupon - sometime for books only, sometimes for DVDs, sometimes for CDs, and sometimes for anything they sell - usually usable for the coming Friday - Sunday. The discounts range from 20% to 30%, and occasionally 40% off their sticker price - this week it's 30%. Once a month or so, they'll send you a coupon good for $5 or $10 off during a specified month (it can be combined with their % discount), depending on how much you spend there. And unlike Bones & Narbles' discount program, Borders' is FREE. When I first signed up, I was hesistant because I was afraid I would be deluged by emails, but I found I could easily tolerate one email a week in exchange for the discounts. Be forewarned though: if you think you have an addiction now, watch it grow with this discount program.

 

Borders also have one or two stores in the UK ( certainly two in Central London ). Sadly, their entry into the UK market has been rather unsuccessful and recently they tried to sell the stores ( unsuccessfuly ! ).

I like them - they have a very varied WWII section and frequently carry hard-to-find US-published titles. Borders are IMPO far superior to Waterstone's ( the UK's largest book chain ) which has degenerated into a 'Top-10 titles'-type bookstore.......

 

There's a Borders in Glasgow too, but I've never managed to visit it yet.

 

I like Borders. There's one up here about 35-40 minutes out from my house. I'll buy things there from time to time, but at my age (18) there's not a whole lot of money to be spent. The last book I got there was "Infantry Aces: The German Soldier in Combat in WW2" There's a lot more there that I'd like to read, but with the combination of money, as well as just getting out there, its tough. I do like it though, and wish I could go more often