Border's going out of business sale is a joke.

[Centurion1]

For the US market. There is also UK editions, Singapore and other print lines... but it wouldn't surprise me if they are actually printed in the same factory and different covers are pasted on in different countries so they can be "made in" xyz.

I thought most of the publishing houses were in the US though and they just edit them differently to accommodate different editions.

Like I said though i'm not sure.

[Fisherking]

I thought most of the publishing houses were in the US though and they just edit them differently to accommodate different editions.

Like I said though i'm not sure.

No they are not.

With paperbacks it is easier to tell.

UK printed books tend to come apart after the first reading. US covers tend to come off but the books remain intact.

It is harder to tell Canadian from US but they also print them.

[Centurion1]

always nice to learn something new!

[a completely inoffensive name]

Ok well, after 10 days the sales have boosted up quite a bit. I am shocked at how high they have gone up. There must not be enough people buying or something.

As of today everything is now 40%-60% off. Still gonna wait just one more week to see if they go any higher. None of the books I am keeping my eye on seem to be wanted, so I hope that if things hit 50%-70% I can sweep up everything I want cheaper than Amazon.

[Thunder Mist]

If I was fortunate enough to have been born into a middle-class family, I would absolutely adore bookstores. As it is right now, when I want books, I go to garage sales and thrift stores. Why buy one book for $20 when you can buy ten books for the same price? I'm not fussy about their physical condition... I mean, geez, I'm just grateful for what I have.

If I have my mind set on a particular book, then I'll borrow it from the public library. Sometimes, if I'm really excited over a new release, then yes, I will check out a bookstore. But that is a rare and desperate measure on my part.

[Gregoshi]

Last days of the Borders store in my area. Today I picked up nine $8 books for just under $13 (including tax) - 80% off plus an extra 15% if you buy six or more items. That came out to $1.60 per book.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Yeah I took advantage of the final days as well. Bought 6 books yesterday, and saw that my Border's location had a sign up saying they were closing for good on Monday, so I couldn't have waited any longer. The total came out to be $33 for 5 books. But that was only because all of them except for one was priced at 70% with a single book being 90% off. Cashier told me I saved $80, so I guess it was a good buy.

If anyone wants to know, the books I bought were:
"Society must be Defended" by Michel Foucault
"The Power Makers" by Maury Klein
"The Science of Liberty" by Timothy Ferris
"The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes
"Pox: An American History" by Michael Willrich

If anyone has read these books, let me know what you think of them.