The Deal:
Get a 1-year free trial the Blinkist Premium service, a $99.99 value, compliments of American Express if you have any of their consumer or small business cards.
Key Info:
- Only available to American Express account holders
- Only available to new Blinkist subscribers
- Existing subscribers may receive a complimentary Audiobook from Blinkist
- Expires: 2/28/2021
- Renews at $99.99 annual rate, and then at annually at the then current rate unless cancelled
- You will have to cancel at least 24 hours before your 1-year free trial ends
About Blinkist Premium:
According to Blinkist, it is “the app that transforms the greatest nonfiction books into packs of key insights that you can read or listen to in 15 minutes or fewer.” They have over 4,000 titles in the Blinkist library. These include both podcasts and bestselling nonfiction to which you can either read or listen.
Premium Features include:
- Unlimited access to every title
- Learn hands free with audio
- Highlight ideas you love
- Enjoy your library offline
- Sync highlights with Evernote
- Send your reads to Kindle
Content Categories:
I was surprised at the breadth of content that was available, such that I’m sure that you can find something interesting:
- Biography & Memoir
- Career & Success
- Communication Skills
- Corporate Culture
- Creativity
- Economics
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Health & Nutrition
- History
- Management & Leadership
- Marketing & Sales
- Mindfulness & Happiness
- Money & Investments
- Motivation & Inspiration
- Nature & Environment
- Parenting
- Personal Development
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Productivity
- Psychology
- Religion & Spirituality
- Science
- Sex & Relationships
- Society & Culture
- Technology & the Future
How to get:
Redeem the Offer
There are two ways to start the redemption process:
OPTION 1:
- Redeem Offer here
- Log into your American Express account
OPTION 2:
- This is an AmEx Offer benefit
- Log into your American Express account
- Find the Free Blinkist Premium Offer
- Click on the “Redeem Now” button
- Then click on the “Redeem Offer” button
- You might have to log back into your American Express account
Create Blinkist Account:
After logging into your American Express account, you will see the following:
- Next you will see that you will be billed $99.99 after the first year, or get the option for 1 free audiobook if you already have a Premium subscription.
- Next you need to create a Blinkist account
- Next, you add your billing information. At this point, I’m not sure if you have to actually use an American Express card or not – that is up to you to try.
- Notice that it states that you are billed $0.00 for the Free 1-year trial, and that you will be charged $99.99 after the free trial.
- Also noticed that they clearly state that “you can cancel at any time during your trial and you won’t be charged.“
And that’s it … you now have your one year free trial of Blinkist Premium
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