In 35 U.S. states, 200 closing Borders stores will hold sales starting Saturday, February 19th.
Borders received approval from the court on Thursday February 17th to close 200 of its 642 stores. The average remaining lease term of the stores is 5.9 years, according to the company’s bankruptcy documents.
According to Andy Graiser, copresident of DJM Realty:
Many of the stores are located in markets that are difficult to enter, including northern and southern California, the cities of New York, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston and their neighboring suburbs.
Category: Book Reading Event
Date and Time: Friday, February 11, 2011 from 14:00-14:30.
Event Title: “A Classic Book Thunders For Itself: German Man of the Year Peter Weidhaas Reads An Excerpt From His Memoir”
Speaker and Host : The Speaker, Chairman of the World Book Exhibition, is Peter Weidhaas, and Host is Bettina Tang.
Sponsor: The Taipei International Book Exhibition
Venue: Author Book Reading Event Area,
Hall 1, The Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall
5 Hsin-yi Road, Sec. 5, Taipei 11011, Taiwan
On Friday February 11, 2011, we proudly invite Mr. Rex How, publisher of Locus Publishing Company, to join Mr. Peter Weidhaas’s reading event at the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) 2011. The first reason is that Locus Publishing Company published the Chinese edition of “Life Before Letters.” Mr. How’s purpose is to connect writers, publishers and readers.
A further reason is that Mr. How and Mr. Weidhaas have been good friends for many years. At this auspicious time, Mr. Weidhaas has come to Taiwan to join the TIBE 2011 and Mr. How will take part in this rare event as his good friend and as a highly experienced publisher.
There will be brief instructions of Mr. How and Mr. Weidhaas and then a few questions will be asked to let the audience gain a greater understanding of their contributions and achievements in the publishing field.
After that, Peter Weidhaas’ memoir “Life Before Letters” will take center stage and there will be a short discussion related to it. Then Mr. Weidhaas will read aloud from a portion of his book.
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