Borders Closing: What Does It Mean for Writers and Publishers?

In case you haven’t heard, Borders–the large bookstore chain, and Barnes & Nobles’ biggest brick-and-mortar rival–are going out of business.  Here’s a news article if you need to catch up.  I have my own thoughts about this, but what do I know?  Over the last day or so, I’ve been hunting around for some informed opinion on the subject, and I think I’ve found something along those lines.  Eric at the “Pimp My Novel” blog is what you can call an “industry insider.”  He works in the sales department of a publishing house, so I would think he would know something about this.  Anyway, I would like to offer you his insights.  For the record, they do largely agree with the thoughts I had been having.  So, not only do I feel delightfully validated ( 😀 ), I also don’t have to write a blog on the subject: Eric’s done it for me!  So–without further ado… here’s Eric’s blog.  Enjoy.