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Books-A-Million withdraws from Borders bid (0) Customers make their way to the entrance of Borders Bookstore in Creve Coeur, Missouri on July 18, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt | License Photo ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 27 (UPI) U.S. bookstore chain Books-A-Million Inc. said it has dropped its pursuit of 30 outlets it intended to buy from Borders Group Inc. We worked exhaustively in an effort to acquire these stores and reach agreements with all of the parties whose consent was necessary. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful, Books-A-Million Chief Executive Officer Clyde Anderson said in a statement, The Detroit News reported Wednesday. Advertisement That meant 30 more landlords than was previously expected would have empty stores and, In today s marketplace, you don t have tenants lined up to take empty spaces, said Jim Bieri, principal at Stokas Bieri Real Estate, a Detroit company. ....