More recently, plans were announced for its first Broward County location, in Fort Lauderdale. The opening will fill a long-awaited need for a bookstore in Miami's urban core.' Books & Books has expanded steadily in the last few years, opening bookshops in the Cayman Islands and Westhampton Beach, N.Y. The Miami Herald reported that the store 'will have 800 square feet inside, plus outdoor seating in the plaza. Borders has some 19,500 employees in slightly more than 500 superstores and about 165 smaller stores, mostly in malls and airports.īooks & Books plans to open its eighth location-the Newsstand Café by Books & Books-at the redesigned plaza of the Wachovia Financial Center in downtown Miami sometime between mid-February and early March. It has also said it is considering 'in-court restructuring,' i.e. This past Sunday Borders announced that it is delaying January payments to 'certain parties-vendors, landlords and others' ( Shelf Awareness, January 31, 2011). Bloomberg also said that 'several private equity groups are weighing whether to provide a junior loan' to Borders. At the same time, Barnes & Noble rose 7.4%, to $16.92.

The company's market capitalization is just under $34 million. Volume yesterday was three times the usual. Late yesterday Bloomberg reported that Borders Group plans to file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week and will likely close at least 150 stores, 'according to three people familiar with the matter.' As a result, Borders stock plummeted 36%, to 47 cents a share, a 52-week low and near its historical low in late 2008 during the financial meltdown. ' A] fast-paced, fully imagined fantasy.'- Publishers Weekly 'Echoes of other popular fantasy series, from 'Harry Potter' to the 'Narnia' books, are easily found, but debut author Stephens has created a new and appealing read. 'A new Narnia for the tween set.'- The New York Times And-if an ancient prophesy is true-what they do can change history, and it's up to them to set things right. a journey of allies and enemies, of magic and mayhem. Before long, Kate, Michael, and Emma are on a journey through time to dangerous and secret corners of the world. Ripped from their parents as babies, they are being protected from a horrible evil of devastating power, an evil they know nothing about.

Yet these unwanted children are more remarkable than they could possibly imagine. Siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage. new trilogy, invoking just a little Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events along the way.'- Realms of Fantasy

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