UMBRA Invisible Bookshelves For The Office

Are you looking for some really cool decor for your home office or space? Don't look too much further because UMBRA has some really cool solutions. The UMBRA Invisible Bookshelves look great, or should I say don't look great? (They are after all invisible, haha.) They not only make any wall really cool and complex, but they solve storage problems that a lot of small office or work spaces face. Free up room on your desk or bookshelf and pile the clutter on top of those books, however you want to use them, they truely are a unique addition to any office. 

Borders Declares Bankruptcy

It's official. Borders, the third largest bookseller in the U.S has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. There has been weeks of speculation over the state of the company, and today it all came to an end. However, Borders is not gone for good. They will be closing about 200 of their stores and an additional 6000 employees will lose their jobs.

So how did this happen to Borders? Well, the main reason is likely because of Borders non ability to transition to the e- book revolution. Technically, Borders does have an e- reader known as the Kobo, but it hasn't given Borders much success and it doesn't nearly stack up to other e- reader like the Barnes and Noble Nook or the Kindle. In this electronic age where now people are using devices to hold thousands of books, they don’t want to have to go to the bookstore when they can just buy a book at home, usually for less money, too. Now sure, there are some people out there who just like having a physical copy in their hands or maybe like collecting books. Eventually though, e- book sales are just going to keep on skyrocketing like they already are and more and more bookstores are going to have to adapt to the electronic world, which means that people will as well.  

Do you think Borders will ever make a comeback and once again be a succeeding company? Personally, I think this is very well possible, it's just going to take a lot of time to re- strategize and try to market the Kobo better. Maybe Borders should just ditch the Kobo all together and start with a fresh, new e- reader.

What do you think? Can Borders make a comeback? Leave a comment saying what you think! 

My Top 5

I decided to give a list of my top five favorite things, such as movies, TV shows, and books. This is the first video I edited in Final Cut Express alone, so it may be a bit shaky, but overall I think it turned out well.

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Desert Island

I like to play this game with friends. Basically, you list 5 items for each different categories of what you would take if you were stranded on a desert island. So this is my desert island five:

5 Movies:

• National Lampoon’s European Vacation
• Toy Story 2
• Toy Story
• Finding Nemo
• The Incredibles

 5 Books:

• Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
• A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Harry Potter
• The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life
• SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

 5 Gadgets:

• 13” MacBook Pro
• Solar-Power Adapter
• Emergency Handheld GPS Unit
• 5GB Novatel MiFi Unit
• Motorola 9555 Satellite Phone

 5 Outdoor Items:

• MSR Board Room Tent
• Air Mattress
• Lanterns
• Flashlights
• Generator

 5 Food/Drink Items:

• Pre-cut fruits/vegetables
• Purified Water
• Whole-Grain Cereal
• Crackers
• Pretzels