do y'all really think the "teasing" manner in which y'all attempt to sell subscriptions to The News…read moreworks?? Each week at least, an article is put on on AL.com and quickly cut off- asking the reader- "Want to read the rest- subscribe".... You MUST know by now that this works in no way. In fact, it irritates the reader and nothing else. So- congrats to the person who came up with this brilliant idea!!

The Birmingham News does not care for its subscribers. It is impossible to reach them by phone or…read moreemail or letter. Nothing changes. If it had a competitor, the News would quickly go out of business. ALL the reviews are rightfully negative. This was not always true. In the 60's and early 70's It was dependable and accessible.

Stay away! Doesn't even deserve one star! Ordered a National Geographic for Kids magazine…read moresubscription on Dec 10, 2025. Now April 16, 2026 and nothing received. When I called multiple times the past few months I was given different explanations but the latest was that I "should" receive the first magazine in mid May, 2026! Needless to say, I was extremely unhappy, so I asked for some sort of explanation and some compensation. Nope. Nothing. So I requested a cancellation and they said they will mail me a cheque in about 6 weeks!!! I then ordered the subscription directly through the National Geographic - which in hindsight I should have done originally! Ugh!

I tried calling this company because they were trying to charge my account and when I called them I…read morestarted calling and I was put on hold from 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to 1:45 eastern time and it kept telling me that they're assisting other customers to please hold and nobody ever answered so I just think that they just have that so nobody can ever get through