Borders in Dubai!!

YES, as noticied in gulf news paper(Business section) as well as press release from Borders.

For those who don't know, Borders (along with B&N) is supersize bookstore chain based in united states. I used to live next to one, and spent many an enjoyable weekends (infact most of them) browsing books and drinking coffee at their cafe. It is probably one of the most important lifestyle adjustments i had to make, while deciding to move to dubai. I really hope the shopping experience is same as in united states, since the idea of buying a book without reading the first few pages is deadful. 99% of the books cant be judged by their cover. Unforunately, except virgin megastore in MoE, all bookstores srinkrap their books. As if knowlegde inside the books will escape if somebody start to browse through it.

With major websites like Amazon and Google Print letting you browse and search through dozens of books at once, the idea of srinkraping is laughable. And i am talking of legitimate methods only. Audio books are rapent in peer sharing websites and ideal for dubai like environment where being stuck in traffic seems to be the most favorite passtime for everybody. I am presently listening to ""Lord of the rings" books; having completed the whole harry potter series.