Amazon.com, even after its 40% cannonball dive from April's peaks, is worth 17 times more than Borders Group Inc.

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At the same time, there are fewer bookstores in which to sell physical books, highlighted by the liquidation last year of Borders Group Inc.

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Three years later, Kmart spun off Borders Group Inc.

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