Until they fail entirely, which the market is betting will be the outcome. Too bad that small bookstores were so devastated by the advent of these superstores (after Crown Book here in DC led the way) and Amazon, and now in turn these superstores are foundering.)

I wonder what % of the American public had "reach out," that is walk to (as I can) or drive to within say 10 miles a Borders or a B&N. I bet a pretty substantial number, since they are scattered about in so many places. (The amazing Internet being what it is, I expect that a clever person, which is to say not me, could find a map or listing with all Borders location and combine it with data from the Census Bureau or other source(s) to come up with an answer to my question. Or, I expect Borders could say what it was, is, and will be soon.)