STATEMENT OF
EDWARD W. WILHELM,
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF BORDERS GROUP, INC.
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I,
Edward W. Wilhelm, certify that the Form 10-K for the year ended
February 2, 2008, of Borders
Group, Inc. fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) and that the information contained in the periodic
report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of Borders Group, Inc.