tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post575834750439171864..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: The Death of the Newspaper: Here, Let me HelpLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-51709651306374160262012-06-26T13:04:04.735-05:002012-06-26T13:04:04.735-05:00The delivery service for the Tribune is beyond awf...The delivery service for the Tribune is beyond awful. I cannot even count how many complaints I've made-IF my paper is ever delivered on time it's truly a miracle. I keep meaning to cancel but sadly keep hoping it might get better-ha! I always get some stupid response "we'll contact your carrier" which of course useless since it's the carrier who is so terribleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-26301044388261754412012-02-12T15:40:43.924-06:002012-02-12T15:40:43.924-06:00The $99 for the book section stupefies me. If they...The $99 for the book section stupefies me. If they came up with, say, a real estate and interior design section that was full of glossy photos, I could see a moneyed clientele lapping that up. I could see a kickass sports section claiming $49 a year. But the world is full of literary journals read by underemployed post-graduates and there's no reason to think they're ready to pony up $100 for one without some proof that it's going to be extraordinary. Why they decided that the future lies in a really expensive Chicago version of the Paris Review mystifies me. There must be some marketing study that said this made sense, but I don't see it. And given the Trib's general voice (which is that you the reader are well-meaning but not that bright and need your hand held in the world) I don't imagine that this thing is going to be some cutting-edge literary journal, either. Mary Schmich on the new Barbara Kingsolver book isn't going to get $99 out of me.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-79065649318276391962012-02-12T09:50:33.748-06:002012-02-12T09:50:33.748-06:00For years we have been struggling with terrible de...For years we have been struggling with terrible delivery service for the Tribune. In any given week we would be lucky if we got the paper before the cutoff time one day of that week.<br /><br />Every week we curse and swear that we will cancel the subscription and just buy the Sunday paper at the grocery on Saturday and get the rest online (which is a whole other gripe...). But we never follow through. Old habits die hard.Art Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324000749610083268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-11755708191730723862012-02-10T15:05:08.492-06:002012-02-10T15:05:08.492-06:00I stopped buying the Trib when they raised their p...I stopped buying the Trib when they raised their prices during the recession -- the 1990 recession.<br /><br />Most of the other people I know stopped when the Trib endorsed Bush for reelection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-71697149517362873812012-02-10T10:58:18.768-06:002012-02-10T10:58:18.768-06:00Good morning Lynn, I am Autumn Smith, the customer...Good morning Lynn, I am Autumn Smith, the customer service representative from the Chicago Tribune, mentioned above. I apologize for the problems you have been having with your Chicago Tribune subscription. If you email me your phone number, I can give you a call to discuss. My email address is AskClientServices@Tribune.com.Autumn Smithhttps://www.facebook.com/TribuneClientServicesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-56790775267783026472012-02-09T23:10:05.501-06:002012-02-09T23:10:05.501-06:00The executives don't deserve all of the blame....The executives don't deserve all of the blame. It is difficult for a company's c-suite team to adapt to new conditions when they work in an industry whose main product didn't/hasn't changed radically for a few decades. Book publishers, the recording industry, and other media types are having similar problems adjusting to the new technological trends (and the changes in culture which accompanies these trends).Anthony Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708347177061466201noreply@blogger.com