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- Blinkist condenses nonfiction books into 15-minute text or audio explainers.
- You can "read" books on topics that range from personal finance to health and nutrition.
- The membership price is $16/month or $100/year. Try a free trial for seven days.
Realistically, you probably won't get to reading all of the books and podcasts on your list right now — even the ones you know will likely improve your life by enriching your career, relationships, finances, mental health, and so on.
But you don't need to dedicate hours to a single book to glean its benefits. Blinkist, a mobile app, condenses the key points of over 4,500 nonfiction bestsellers and podcasts into 15-minute audio or text explainers. It means busy people can learn from as many sources as they want without drastically changing their lives.
Blinkist Subscription Check price at Blinkist Blinkist can be used to enrich pockets of your life when you're on autopilot — chores, commutes, walks — or to brush up on industry knowledge before a big interview. It's also an easy way to quickly gain tips and tricks from dense nonfiction books that may be interesting, but not necessarily your first choices for beach reads.
In the app, you can read or listen to explainers on bestselling titles in 27 categories — from career and personal finance to sex and relationships and health. And if you're really pressed for time, or aren't on the podcasts bandwagon yet, Blinkist also offers key insights from some podcasts thanks to partnerships with some podcast creators.
What is Blinkist?
Blinkist is an educational app that condenses the key ideas of popular nonfiction books and podcasts into short 15-minute audio clips or reading summaries, so you can learn more in less time.
How much does Blinkist cost?
A Premium Blinkist subscription costs $16 a month or $100 a year.
The free seven-day trial is for its yearly plan (not monthly), so be sure to cancel it before the trial ends to avoid being charged if you don't want the annual subscription.
Check price at BlinkistWhat do you get with the Premium Blinkist subscription?
The Premium membership gives you unlimited access to Blinkist's 4,500 nonfiction titles, member-only podcasts, audio learning, and upgrades like being able to download titles for offline access, highlight and sync notes to Evernote, and even send reads to Kindle.
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