While I never really shopped in Borders much, my most local shop being too far out of the way for a non-driver to comfortably visit, I’m still pretty saddened by this news. Borders is closing its doors, and there goes one of the UK’s biggest booksellers – here’s hoping that more aren’t to follow! What would I do with all the book vouchers I get for Christmas and birthdays for a start?!
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Lynsey May 
I really enjoyed visiting Borders in Glasgow, although as I’m in Kirkcaldy I couldn’t go very often. It was such a great place for browsing and buying.
Katrina.
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It’s sad isn’t it? I really hope no more follow – there’s nothing like the smell and atmosphere of a shop full of books 🙂
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I’m glad you mentioned the smell of books as I am addicted to book sniffing, it’s the first thing I do when I open a book. Some people think it is very strange. I love old/second-hand bookshops too, very different smell though.
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There’s no smell like it huh? I wonder how much more popular e-books would be if they could reproduce those book smells. 🙂
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They would have to all be different from each other though, just like real books. I used to work in a library, opening the boxes of books straight from the publishers was like Christmas every day. I’ve had a few strange looks from people when I’ve been spotted book sniffing!
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hehe, I wonder how many people do that? There must be loads. I like the idea of book-smell connoisseurs; searching the shelves for a real ‘full bodied vintage number’.
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