EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (No. 333-79559 and No. 333-88805) and on Form S-3 (No.
333-80669) of Borders Group, Inc. of our report dated March 6, 2000 relating to
the financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
April 23, 2002