Readers Without Borders - business view of the liquidation

[This thoughtful piece challenges the view that Borders was killed by 
the ebook. She cites bad business decisions - and appositely phrased: 
'self-inflicted paper cuts'.]


    Readers Without Borders


  What killed the big-box retailer? Hint: It wasn't the Internet.

By Annie LowreyPosted Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at 5:56 PM ET
http://www.slate.com/id/2299642/
'...The better reason for its demise is that Borders had long lost its 
competitive edge on many fronts, from corporate strategy to coffee. It 
died by a thousand---OK, maybe just four or five---self-inflicted paper 
cuts. ...'



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