Columbia House to Close for Good After 71-Year Run

TL;DR
Columbia House, the longtime mail-order music club famous for penny promos, will stop taking new orders after September 15, 2026, effectively winding down the business. Customers can still buy books with credits, but the company’s music operation has long since faded after a 2015 bankruptcy and era of changing ownership.
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