Our stock trades on the new york stock exchange under the symbol bgp. This islands only bookstore is thriving honolulu civil beat. Small independent bookstores can survive despite todays proclivity toward. The shuttering of the lihue store left kauai with only one bookstore, talk story. It was on piikoi where hawaii iki tower now stands. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
While we try to ensure that all customers coming to bookends signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that any or all attendees will meet the author, get a. Initially, borders announced 200 stores under the axe, with two from hawaii. Find waldenbooks locations in your area insider pages. Search or browse our list of book stores companies in hawaii by category or location. Kmart bought borders in 1992, and in 1995 spun off the two book retailers as a company with its own publicly traded stock. Hawaii is surrounded by the pacific ocean about 2,400 miles southwest of the continental united states. When borders closed, its loss was mourned as the end of the era of. Our physical store is now open for curbside pickup. Join us for a scavenger hunt, activities, giveaways, and more at this special celebration for the newest book in the beloved wings of fire. The used book store along dump road closed, didnt it. Report video issue javascript must be enabled in order to access cspan videos.
Join us as we read a book and participate in activities featuring sensory growth for your little ones. Borders, starbucks in hawaii alliance pacific business news. Available in store will tell you if we have it in stock. Check out monthly sale promotions in upcoming events. Due to corona virus concerns, please call logos 8085968890 for uptodate store operations notices and hours. Borders received court approval for a store reduction program, and plans to close 30 percent of their stores nationwide. Wallpaper, wall borders, and wall liners save 25% to 85% off wallpaper everyday at steves. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Gone are waldenbooks, borders, and other barnes and nobles. Newpages guide to indie bookstores in hawaii the best list of independent hawaii bookstores hawaii bookstores is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more. Special event, childrens event, young readers childrens, fiction saturday march 07, 2020 2. It is filled with calendars, markdowns and theres almost always some coupon in the rack outside waldenbooks is a great place to find present for something that matches their interests and might provide a window to a new hobby.
The best 10 bookstores in honolulu, hi updated covid19. Borders store in hilo is closing hawaii librarything. In its final year, the company employed about 19,500 people throughout the u. We used to go to the borders express in the royal hawaiian centre, but since borders went out of business we have. As it happens, he owns kauais only bookstore, a distinction he gained after the borders store on kauai shut down in 2011. I think there is one more small bookstore on mamane street over by kta but they seem edgy and not really someplace to take kids to. Waldenbooks local shops may change name the honolulu. The chain also ran a video game and software chain under the name waldensoftware, as well as a childrens educational toy chain under walden kids.
Borders books and music closing on kauai lihue forum. Borders is located at 2435 kaanapali pkwy, lahaina, hi. Book dealersretail headquartered in ann arbor, michigan, borders group, inc. Directory and interactive maps of borders bookstores out of business across the nation including address, hours, phone numbers, and website. Stay up to date on the coronavirus and other hawaii issues. Hawaii is ranked as the 47th largest of the 50 states ahead of connecticut, delaware, and rhode island. Kona stories is an independent bookstore located on hawaii island.
Theres basically books down along the bayfront although they are kind of small and more of a tourist souvenir and map shop. Borders book store frantically tries to escape sorry. Find 53 listings related to borders books in honolulu on. The best and least expensive place that i find books other than our library booksales is at the humane society thrift store in lihue it seems that many visitors know about this spot and buy a book or two at borders for the beach and then rather than lugging it home take it to the humane society thrift store. Its nice to go back and reread your books or share your books with.
If you are a kamaaina shopper or wish to pick up a uh press book on your next. Rich gazan, professor and chair of university of hawaii at manoas. Borders honolulu oahu hi locations, hours, phone number, map and driving directions. Sarah weinman talked by telephone about the bankruptcy filing on february 16, 2011, of the borders group of book stores. We provide books from a wide range of genre and also a place for readers to have a good while drinking coffee. This spring, borders closed stores on nearly every island.
Please call or email us if you have any questions or inquiries. Website ordering information logos bookstore of hawaii. Kauais last bookstore keeps the pages turning, meanwhile the last. Now the story in the store is that amazon is putting them out of business. Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. Today, borders announced 28 more stores slated for closure kahuluis dairy rd. Next time your in the mall do not just walk by this book store. With international borders snapping shut, airlines grounding thousands of flights around the globe and health officials everywhere pleading for people to stay home to slow the spread of covid19. So sorry to hear that hawaii stores are among those closing. Gray has built and remodeled highprofile stores for borders throughout the western united states and hawaii.
Order it online, by phone, or email, and pick up your new books at the store. As talk story bookstore makes a go of it as kauais last book shop, the last of the big. Borders is a retail store that features books as well as a coffee shop and snacks. Barnes and noble in ala moana is the last big retail bookstore in hawaii. Just two years after borders shuttered all its locations, moore wasnt the only one disappointed to hear another oahu bookstore would be closing. At the beginning of 2010, the company operated 511 borders superstores in the us.
Hawaii bookstores are becoming an endangered species. Waldenbooks, operated by the walden book company, inc. I used to frequent waldenbooks quite often as a kid at kahala mall, then barnes and noble opened up upstairs and i went there all the time. Plus, get a free starbucks tall, hot or iced coffee cafe stores. First borders came to town and the many small booksellers were driven out of business. Borders bookstore closing all remaining stores the mary sue. Borders often had great free live music, too, when musicians were releasing new cds. June 2020 thursday 04 childrens storytime all ages childrens event, storytime childrens thursday june 04, 2020 10.