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Reviews & Experiences

Across the sampled reviews, most consumers report problems with billing, cancellations, and slow or automatic replies from support. Several users also report weakened search functionality, coverage gaps in specific regions, and image/print quality issues. At least one reviewer reports a positive navigation and support experience, indicating variability. If you consider Newspapers.com, carefully review trial terms, auto‑renewal settings, and payment policies; retain confirmation emails and monitor charges. Compare coverage and image quality for your region before subscribing and consider alternatives if cancellation or refund responsiveness matters to you.

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Overview & Key Metrics

Review count
70
Sources
trustpilot.com, sitejabber.com, reviews.io, Collected.reviews
Last updated
February 2026

What reviewers often mention

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Service quality

Many reviewers report poor service interactions: slow or unhelpful customer support and unresolved account or refund requests.

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Value for money

Frequent complaints about unexpected charges, auto‑renewals, and perceived poor value relative to coverage or billing practices.

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User experience

Users describe search and site problems: declining search precision, broken results, download limits and captcha interruptions.

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Product quality

Several reviews cite gaps in coverage, low print/download quality, or unreadable placeholders for some newspaper images.

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Communication

Many reviewers say cancellation and support messages go unanswered or receive automated, non‑specific replies.

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Overall experience

Most reviewers give an overall negative impression driven by billing, cancellation and support failures despite some positives.

All Reviews

For each review, the core experience based on original source reviews.

All Reviews

Sources: Trustpilot (29) · Sitejabber (20) · Reviews (20) · Reviews (1) · Quotes shortened · As of: February 2026

Dena Tankson Jenks
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Vance Gosselin
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
disapp patient
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Spicy
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Meghan T.
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Julia Lopez
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
gillian hansen
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Elaine Konkin
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Philip Reeves
Oct 01, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Terry S.
Jul 02, 2025 · sitejabber.com
Amy L.
Feb 20, 2025 · sitejabber.com
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Jan 21, 2025 · sitejabber.com
Frances S.
Oct 04, 2024 · sitejabber.com
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Sep 06, 2024 · sitejabber.com
Olivia K.
Jan 18, 2024 · sitejabber.com
Thomas G.
Oct 07, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Leigh H.
Sep 25, 2023 · sitejabber.com
William J.
Jun 19, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Tom W.
Jun 16, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Edward M.
May 21, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Dan H.
Apr 23, 2023 · sitejabber.com
R H.
Mar 23, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Dana O.
Feb 27, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Janet W.
Jan 05, 2023 · sitejabber.com
T T.
Sep 08, 2022 · sitejabber.com
Brett O.
Jul 17, 2022 · sitejabber.com
Jack Stiedemann 4/5

Newspapers.com is an excellent website for anyone interested in researching historical newspapers from the 1700s to the 2000s. This online archive provides access to millions of newspapers used for research, family history, crime investigations, journalism, and more.

My experience with Newspapers.com was phenomenal. The website interface is easy to navigate and user-friendly. Additionally, their search engine is top-notch as it quickly sorts through a plethora of information on any topic I searched for.

The best part about using this site was reading old newspaper articles that were not available anywhere else. Being able to explore events from different time periods enriched my knowledge of history and provided me with a deeper understanding of how things have changed over the years.

One aspect that stood out was the quality customer service team at Newspapers.com - they promptly assisted me in finding what I needed when I had issues navigating or locating articles within their vast collection.

Overall, by utilizing Newspapers.com's remarkable online newspaper archive cataloged thousands upon thousands historical publications; my educational journey has become much more comfortable thanks notably to their practical approach and wealth of knowledge generated across numerous years).

Jul 06, 2022 · Collected.reviews
John C.
Mar 04, 2022 · sitejabber.com
Marie-Hellene L.
Dec 11, 2021 · sitejabber.com
Robert C.
Jun 19, 2021 · sitejabber.com

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Sources and methodology

This page combines submitted experiences with public reviews from platforms such as Google, Trustpilot, etc. Recurring points are summarized without changing the content of reviews.

About Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com is a subscription-based digital archive focused on historical newspapers and clippings. Operated by the same parent group that manages genealogy services, it provides searchable digitized pages, clipping and save tools, and time-limited access via paid plans. Consumers commonly consult it for genealogy, historical research, and journalism references; compare coverage and trial/renewal terms before subscribing.