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February 8, 2008

From the too good to be true file....

borders.jpg Er, so much for the breakthrough concept of an actual book store in Atlantic City. It wasn't a real Borders anyway, but a Borders Outlet, which went with the outlet theme of the otherwise-kickin' Walk in Atlantic City, but was a failure as far as the idea of, you can walk in here and find the book you're looking for. It was mostly oversized remainders and book products, a waste of an excellent location with an actual Starbucks across the street (We have forgiven the Starbucks for rubbing salt into our wound by selling an Atlantic City coffee cup this Christmas with the phrase "City of Pageants." Um, I believe that would be Vegas). So the A.C. Borders has closed. We await another attempt to bring a real bookstore to town, though probably a real supermarket might be a higher priority. In Atlantic CIty, you're better off browsing the enduring storefront book shelves outside the Princeton Antique Shop, which is looking spiffy these days. Well, there always the Vineland Music Festival this summer for nearby culture. Oops, that's been called off too.

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