A nationwide bookstore chain, Borders, went into bankruptcy in July. For more than 10 years, our family members have been going to the Borders store in Germantown which is a short 5-minute walk from our home. Now, everything is on liquidation sale including books, DVDs, CDs, and even bookshelves used in the store. Prices of goods are discounted 20-50% and further discounting is expected. The bookshelves are floor to the ceiling in height and about 27 feet in width. The price is only 100 dollars. Such large bookshelves can only be installed in limited places like bookstores, libraries, and laboratories of universities.
I understand paper books do not sell very well any more. However, people, especially elder people including me, still love them. I wonder whether secondhand book stores will be more in demand in the future. If so, it may be a good business to buy these bookshelves.
7月に全米チェーンのBorders Bookstoreが倒産して、近所の店でも閉店セールをやっている。この店は家から徒歩5分でもう10年以上通っている。閉店セールでは、本やDVDやCDはもとより商売用の本棚すら売りに出されている。今は商品は20-50%引きになっているが、さらに値下げされると思う。本棚は床から天井まで届くようなサイズ(幅は約3 m)で僅か100ドルである。こういう大きいものは、本屋とか図書館、あるいは大学の研究室のようなところでしか使い道がない。