Books: October 2005 Archives

Is it possible for something to be so blatantly ironic that it actually loses its irony? Is this even ironic? It's funny, at the very least.

Chapter 11 Files for Chapter 11

     ATLANTA - The bookstore company that once used the slogan "prices so low, you'd think we were going bankrupt" has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing its Gainesville store, among others.
     Chapter 11 Bookstores says on its Web site that the filing is "an effort to better serve its customers and strengthen its overall business operations."
     The 15-year-old company says it reorganizational plan focuses the Company's resources on six metro Atlanta stores and that as part of the plan the Gainesville store and six others will be closed.