Second Amendment to Senior Secured Credit Agreement by and among Borders Group, Inc. and Pershing Square Entities

     Exhibit 10.7

     SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 13, 2009 (this “Amendment”), made by and among (a) Borders Group, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “Borrower”), (b) Pershing Square Credit Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pershing Square” or a “Lender), (c) PSRH, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (a “Lender”, and collectively with Pershing Square, the “Lenders”), and (d) Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Collateral Agent” and the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and certain other parties entered into that certain Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2008 as amended by the First Amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”);

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent desire to amend the Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 14.12 of the Credit Agreement in the manner set forth in this Amendment in order to extend the Maturity Date until April 15, 2009;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in order to carry out their intent as expressed above and in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the
                                                     day and year first above written.