Minnesota AG sues over deceptive magazine and newspaper “Renewal Notices”

3/31/2015 – Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson today filed a lawsuit against several Oregon-based companies that perpetrated a nationwide scheme to mislead consumers into “renewing” their newspaper and magazine subscriptions at significantly higher rates than those charged by publishers. The companies got consumers to pay money by sending “renewal” notices that falsely appeared to be […]

USPS study: Households with Internet access receive more periodicals by mail

Households with Internet access tend to receive more magazines and newspapers by mail than those without, according to the Postal Service’s Household Diary Study. Wired households in 2012 received an average of 42 periodicals compared to 36 for those without Internet access. In 2012, “a household member ordered and paid for 45 percent of the […]