River Bank Books Closed

[suydam]

I can't tell, but is that Windows 98??? *shock, gasp, horror!*

or just XP without all the frills?

[DwntwnGeo]

It ain't Vista, that's for sure.

Does anyone know if that network is live all the way to the internets?

If so then someone is paying for a broadband connection in a shuttered business? Whack.

[john_denver]

It could just be that they have a 1-year contract with an internet company and it might have been cheaper to pay the monthly fee rather than break the contract.

[DwntwnGeo]

True but why would they still broadcast their internet service. Seems like they would turn the wireless router off.

[Veloise]

I can't tell, but is that Windows 98??? *shock, gasp, horror!*

or just XP without all the frills?

[Allison Slater]

XP. (What frills? You gotta problem with my backdrop??)

[would use 3.1 if I could]

[AlexPKeaton]

You and I, both! I never liked the frills of XP either.

[Yankee Fan]

Yeah, what was the old joke that we used to tell:

Windows CE

Windows ME

Windows NT

Add this together: CE.ME.NT

LOL

[Allison Slater]

Not speaking of its functionality and reliability, moreso its UI. I really don't care for those big, graded and rounded buttons and windows all over the place. I feel much more at home with a classic, down-to-earth interface.

[AlexPKeaton]

You can turn that crap off and use the classic UI if you want. Or download a better theme. I also can't stand the default theme.

[joeDowntown]

Anyone heard anything else about the imminent rise or fall of the bookstore?

Joe

[mgreven]

Anyone heard anything else about the imminent rise or fall of the bookstore?

Joe

[thestranger]

I hope they reopen as they were still selling gift certificates the day before they closed. Too bad for those folks.

[wayneoh]

I'm suprised nobody posted the blurb from Knape's blog back one June 26th. (unless of course it was posted in another thread)

No River Bank books news ... yet

Just for fun I walked into the Steketee's building to see if anything was happening inside River Bank books. Not yet. Sources say a reopening announcement could be coming soon. We'll see. Fingers crossed here.

http://www.mlive.com/grpress/knapescorner/

[vandertown]

I drove by here Friday afternoon and noticed the lights were on and a couple people were inside. Didn't have time to stop an inquire but I'm wondering if anyone else knows what was going on??

[joeDowntown]

I drove by on Friday as well and everything was still intact. No Harry Potter on the shelf. They must have sold out quickly.

Joe

[vandertown]

Maybe it's early alzheimers, but around 2:00pm there were some lights on and two women inside (it obviously wasn't open for business...but something was going on)!

[Veloise]

Maybe it's early alzheimers, but around 2:00pm there were some lights on and two women inside (it obviously wasn't open for business...but something was going on)!

[Eridony]

Perhaps it was Deb picking up some back stock.

I peered in tonight, looks exactly the same as it did Jan 1. The Christmas tree is still up.