Right now, if you go to the website of Columbia House—yes, it has one—you’ll notice a tragic message right at the top:
“After 9/15/26, The Columbia House will no longer be accepting new orders.
You can still purchase books with your credit card or credits as normal.”
You’re not remembering wrong: It went bankrupt in 2015. That was a big blow, certainly, but it didn’t drive the company completely out of business until, well, one month from now, when it will start winding down operations by turning away new customers. It survived this long because it stopped selling music, but held onto its basic business concept, transitioning when it needed to…
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