[Opinionated Blowhard]

Isn't Borders the one where the employees were badmouthing Palin’s book on the company website and refusing to put it on display in certain liberal areas? Good riddance to bad rubbish in my opinion.

[Charles Martel]

I believe so, mostly because of the coffee shop atmosphere of the place. Previously, you’d only see those sort of people working in the eclectic bookstores that specialized in used, rare or out-of-print selection. Borders became the primary crossover to the main-line retailers.