BLINKIST 1 Year Subscription With Code (VPN Required)

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Turn on VPN for India and price should drop to £29.99. Use code keeplearning_cs_li90 for 90% off. Perhaps you can get it cheaper with the local currency but I just paid £3 to avoid to hassle.

If it doesn't work, like the previous deal this gives 90% off so will bring it down to £6.

Remember to cancel the subscription. Code valid until 27th July.

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Edited by dark_shadow, 25 July 2023

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eechiwawa
25th Jul
Worked for me, thanks OP. Paid £2.87.
I used Surf Shark free trial for the VPN, and opened the deal link in a Chrome incognito to get the cheaper price.
Lorenz
25th Jul
how many devices/users at the same time?
RimuruTempest
25th Jul
"Yes, you can use one subscription on as many devices as you'd like. When you download the app to your smartphone or tablet and log in, or when you log in via our website, make sure that you're using the same Blinkist account. Your reading history and library will sync between devices.

You can now invite one other person of your choice to share a spot on your Premium plan. It’s no additional cost to you, and it’s free to the person you invite for as long as you’re sharing it with them."
SunkissedTraveller
25th Jul
Can this be cancelled straight away after purchase and the 12 months free trial remains in place?
tommytbone1
25th Jul
Yes
whats_the_deal
26th Jul
What is blinkist?
dizzypanda
26th Jul
Blinkist provides summaries of non-fiction books which helps to quickly grasp key insights and concepts
t_m_k9
25th Jul
Feel like £6 is a rip off now
robinson216
25th Jul
It went blistering hot on here less than a fortnight ago for £18!
harmageddon
25th Jul
which free vpn to use for India ?
dark_shadow Author
25th Jul
Hola in Chrome
Zameen
25th Jul
Never used is the book collection decent? Are they just a range of self help books?
Albert_Wesker
25th Jul
I signed up after the last deal a couple of days ago. A lot of it is self help books, there are also a lot of classics and older literature. Don't sign up expecting the latest Stephen King novels etc (edited)
stec77
25th Jul
I subscribed for £18 yesterday so I like would like to cancel! I’ve tried the cancel subscription at the bottom of the web page but it doesn’t seem to have done anything!? Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

I’ve been through the link for cancelling but my account details in settings seems to be the same!? (edited)
AstalaVista
25th Jul
Email their customer service and ask for refund. They have a 14 days cancellation, with full refund guarantee
dangrenade
25th Jul
What payment method are you using with the vpn. I keep getting declined.
ChildofChaos
25th Jul
Always linked the idea of this, but when I used it never saw the point.

During there free weeks over Christmas previously, I tried it and the quality of the summaries was very poor, I listened to summaries of books that I had read and taken a lot from, but got nothing from the summary but generic basics, like they seemed to miss most of the important points and not much added versus what i could get from watching a youtube video on the book. The summaries completely lacked the depth so i'm not going to bother with this.
Boby_Gandhi
26th Jul
I purchased a years subscription full price - and listened to summaries for a few days at the gym before reverting to podcasts and audiobooks. I agree - the summaries aren't useful '5min books'.

That said - a real use case of this is choosing which books to buy... which I guess you could find out any number of other ways (like the mentioned youtube videos) - but summaries could tell you which books contain the information relavent to you.
naunau
26th Jul
For those of you who are unable to checkout because card payment is being declined, after using the India VPN to create your account, turn off the VPN and proceed with the trial. It will still charge you with Rupees. I did this and the payment worked with Revolut and UK as my country during the payment.
macamask
26th Jul
Can this be used for previewing academic books. I could use to essentially preview them, then decide what to buy a full copy of?
cheers (edited)
dizzypanda
26th Jul
It provides condensed summaries of non-fiction books, including some academic titles, but it may not be the most comprehensive resource for in-depth academic research. Google Scholar may be a better option in your case
Ben187
26th Jul
Can you cancel straight away or do you wait until just before it renews
slize
26th Jul
Can cancel straight away
Sharjeel_A.
25th Jul
Paid £5 just to learn it could have been done for £3. I’ll never financially recover from this.
miketg89
25th Jul
Me too, I feel unjustifiably ripped off

Just logged in to Blinkist to this. It's like they're mocking me... (edited)
wh63
25th Jul
Missed out on the last deal, so really appreciate this. Thank you @dark_shadow
tommytbone1
25th Jul
Showing as 540 rupee for me. About £5
Edit to this comment: it refreshed itself to lower price when I made a new account. No idea why, but night for 300 rupees (edited)
7ewis
25th Jul
Can you extend an existing sub with this?
MoneyTrain81
25th Jul
£2.86 and all good using Monzo.

But definitely turn the VPN off before pressing the final confirmation.
DealHugger
25th Jul
You probably don't need it as much if you use ChatGPT especially with a Plus plan.
nav99
26th Jul
Can GPT summerise a full book or just a partial summary?
tinfoilhat
26th Jul
Waste of £6.. I'd be fuming paying £7 or 8 per month. All the best books are not part of the subscription and are paid, prices from £5 to £21 (so far). The rest of the content is mostly available free online (YouTube or podcasts). All they've really done is curate it into one app.
The_Codfather
26th Jul
That's true, I was annoyed when I found that out. YouTube and Google Podcast has better content and it's free. I'd feel ripped off if I got Blinkist for free let alone pay £6 for it.
fishmaster
26th Jul
I despise the ethos and idea behind this product, that we can somehow employ a fast food method to learning and reading. However after recently reading the absolutely atrocious Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor, that could have been summarised in 10 seconds, so I get what this is about, but it is a hateful reflection of our current society in my personal view. I can just read trusted reviews (not on Amazon) I would not use this service if I was paid to use it.
painty
26th Jul
I bet you’re fun at parties
mabz
25th Jul
Thanks, managed to get it for £2.87
Mr_Random
25th Jul
How
djmutters
25th Jul
Cheers op I used India VPN and it costs me £5.40 cheers
bluenotetim1
25th Jul
Nice one, worked perfectly. Thanks
AstalaVista
25th Jul
Thanks Op.

Managed to get it for £2.87 as well. Additional to vpn, used the private/incognito mode (edited)
nanwania
25th Jul
Thanks OP. Paid the £6 in the UK but a fantastic deal
hilalo
25th Jul
Yes I think £6 is a great deal and for me at least doesn't worth going over VPN hoops and so to get it for £3. If this business is making it very affordable here then imo it's better to just support it to keep the service running (edited)
darren_hooker
25th Jul
Does anyone have a link to where you cancel please.. Thanks in advance
bobby-gg
25th Jul
You can't miss it, it's at the bottom of your account page
O2man
25th Jul
Awesome, just signed up using the VPN and got 12 months for £2.66
dizzypanda
25th Jul
Thank you . Awesome deal
gartf7
25th Jul
How did people pay. Not accepting revolut
pied_piper
25th Jul
not accepting starling either

The transaction was declined. Please use a different payment option or contact your bank.
unreality
25th Jul
Anyone know a free VPN for India? That doesn't want to use my connection for their own ends? Will just pay the £6 if not (edited)
dark_shadow Author
25th Jul
Hola for Chrome
TheOddDeal
25th Jul
How does this compare to headway? The advantage for me is I don’t need to read for headway. It’s like a podcast
AstalaVista
26th Jul
This covers very high points from the books it has and provides a summary at the end. Don't get to read the book and no access to book's text

What about Headway? Does it have discussion points and is there an option to read the book itself
Jnnngs
25th Jul
When do you cancel the subscription? I've got a free trial, so when that ends?
Chris4
25th Jul
Nice one, OP. £2.87 paying in Indian rupees using Chase.
Ozzyman23
25th Jul
Great stuff, thank you OP. Got the 7 day free trial + the year for £2.87

I used Unlimited VPN, for which I have over a year free thanks to HotUKDeals
M_FUHv
25th Jul
Where do I subscribe with the code? The only option I have is to sign up for the free trial
dam14n1
25th Jul
Sign up for free trial, then enter the site after which select the premium upgrade for 1 year in the discount enter the code change the country to UK in the CC form, I used Halifax in case there was a foreign fee charge, all done. PS I downloaded INDIAN VPN app from Google Play store for free. (edited)
twe
25th Jul
Has anyone tried extending theirs? I have 11 months left
dam14n1
25th Jul
You absolute beauty another year for £2.87 pence.
Dhan_La
25th Jul
Worked well £2.85
jesper10
25th Jul
£2.86 for me... Volatile exchange rates 😬
Toybhoy
25th Jul
How are folk getting £29.99?.

I have India VPN on and it appears as 10 usd
Toybhoy
25th Jul
Sorted. Basically use Incognito mode