I generally limit my topics to consumer bankruptcy matters, but as a bankruptcy attorney who is also a booklover, I had to comment on this bankruptcy filing. Borders bookstore has filed bankruptcy. Is anyone really surprised? The so-called experts have predicted the end of brick-and-mortar bookstores for years. The first sign of the end of the modern bookstore may have been the creation of Amazon.com which allows consumers to buy books from the comfort of their couch at a discounted price. Then came e-readers like the Kindle and the I Pad. We readers no longer have the burden of turning a page, or carrying something as heavy as a hardcover book. Barnes and Noble surely saw the writing on the wall when they introduced the Nook, their version of an e-reader.
You may have also heard that some schools are replacing textbooks with net books, laptops and tablets. Should we be outraged or sad at this change? For a moment, let us reminisce about the good ole days when books were paper. Do you remember the smell of your books? The feel of the pages between your fingers? I think about these things sometimes when I sync my Kindle to my Blackberry to update my bookmarks.
About the Author:
Nathan Graham is an associate with the firm. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas. Nathan continued his education at Texas Wesleyan School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas where he received a law degree and was an active member of the Moot Court Honor Society.
Prior to joining the firm Nathan was an associate at a Fort Worth law firm specializing in representing debtors in consumer bankruptcy cases. While in that position he represented thousands of clients in Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.
Nathan is admitted to practice law in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas,
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