Audio-visual deals

BookBeat is a digital subscription service with over one million audiobooks and e-books, and if you're new to it, you can go via our MSE Blagged link* by 11.59pm on Tuesday 11 March to try it out for free. You can listen to/read up to 40 hours over the 90 days – this is the longest trial BookBeat offers. 

If you decide to continue after the 90 days, this deal also gets you 5% off for your first 180 days' paid subscription. 

Important: You'll need to enter your payment details when signing up, and after your free 90 days are done, you'll automatically be enrolled into a paid subscription, unless you cancel. A subscription currently costs £6.99, £10.99, or £17.99 a month depending on which plan you choose (you'll need to pick one when signing up), and our link reduces it to £6.64, £10.44, or £17.09 a month for the first 180 days.

If you don't want to continue after the free trial... you can cancel via the app or the BookBeat website* – BookBeat says you can do this up until 11.59pm on the final day of your trial (see your first billing date in the 'Account' section of the app), though to be safe, it's best to do this at least a couple of days before. Do note though, when you cancel you lose access immediately, so don't do it too early – diarise to do it towards the end of your trial, or when you've used up your 40 hours.

Examples of audiobooks on BookBeat:

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Butter by Asako Yuzuki
• Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
• What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie
• The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith
• Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Examples of e-books on BookBeat:

• The Woman in the Cabin by Becca Day
• The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air) by Holly Black
• The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris
• The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley
• Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling

Many libraries also offer free e-books and audiobooks, via online services. We've full info in 16 tricks to access 1,000s of free e-books and audiobooks.