Waldenbooks

Walden Book Company, Inc.
Waldenbooks
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
FoundedMarch 4, 1933 (1933-03-04) in Bridgeport, Connecticut
FounderLawrence Hoyt
Melvin Kafka
DefunctJuly 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
FateLiquidation as a result of bankruptcy of the Borders Group
HeadquartersAnn Arbor, Michigan
Number of locations
1
Area served
United States
ProductsBooks, magazines, comic books, maps, calendars, gift cards
ParentBorders
Websitewaldenbooks.com at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2002)

Walden Book Company, Inc., doing business as Waldenbooks, was an American shopping mall-based bookstore chain and a subsidiary of Borders. The chain also ran a video game and software chain under the name Waldensoftware, as well as a children's educational toy chain under Walden Kids. In 2011, the chain was liquidated in bankruptcy.