Harry McCracken:
If e-books didn’t exist, I’m pretty positive that Borders would have still collapsed in much the same way. It might have cratered even if the Internet had never been invented. I’m sorry to see it go, and particularly sorry for the folks who will be out of work. But the market worked. Borders is dying because it simply wasn’t very good at selling books in the 21st century.
Barnes & Nobles may be slightly better, but you have to think they are concerned with this move.