tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post8493829155368355688..comments2024-01-08T13:43:58.220-05:00Comments on Brillig: A Dozen Eggs BreakingThe Brillig Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-39896855469693685862011-03-28T21:36:35.817-04:002011-03-28T21:36:35.817-04:00Borders closing is interesting on many levels. On ...Borders closing is interesting on many levels. On the one hand, when I tried to visit my local store recently and saw that the rumors were true, that the store was indeed going out of business, I felt a pang of sadness. Where will I go for that slightly veneered air of 'smartness' that always seemed to linger around the coffee area? I'm not going to wander off to the little shop on the corner any time soon - they're just snobs.<br /><br />On the other hand though, I couldn't help but think "Yay, good riddance". I'm an author too, and on more than one occasion have been subject to the vagaries that were the Borders book selection process. Hell, I remember a pre-Amazon era where you were made or broken by the decision of the big book chains to either stock you or not. Then Amazon came along and with the promise of long tail sales backed by the wince inducing sword of "discount or f*ck off".<br /><br />Borders leaving us re-inforces that the Amazon-led charge of all things digital is very real. With Borders gone, we can all turn our attention now to Amazon's overly controlling discounting mantra and yearn for the day where e-publishing returns more profit and control to publishers and most importantly authors. It will happen, one day, and Borders untimely (or was it?) demise is in some ways just another step on that particular long and winding road.Peter Wrighthttp://www.linkedin.com/in/peterjwrightnoreply@blogger.com