B&N and Borders Nearing the End of Their Shelf Life

msnbc: "Investors are skeptical about both retailers' long-term prospects. Borders shares trade around $1.18, down nearly two-thirds since April and a fraction of their all-time high of $41.75 in 1998. Barnes & Noble shares have fallen 22 percent this year, to about $14.44, a far cry from a peak of $48.41 in 2006."