The truth is incontrovertible

I lament the closure of any book store anywhere. But there's no getting around this observation by one of Andrew Sullivan's readers: "It seems more plausible to me that Borders is the book equivalent to Circuit City - poor locations, poor prices, poor management, poor economy. And technological change they didn't adapt to. ... If you go to the book store looking for something that isn't a brand new bestseller, your odds of finding it are fairly bad. But Amazon has it, guaranteed. Even if it's been out of print for 50 years, Amazon has an associate who has it. It's the worlds biggest, best, cheapest, and most comprehensive store. That's why it's doing well."