Readly* is to magazines what Spotify is to music. It gives unlimited access to 7,500+ magazines and newspapers including some big names such as Good Housekeeping, Hello!, Women's Health, Good Food, Radio Times, Vogue, Daily Express and The Guardian (see more of what's included below). You can download and read magazines and newspapers anywhere offline via its tablet/phone app – perfect for long train journeys or while waiting at the airport.
It's usually £12.99 a month, but go via our MSE Blagged link above before 11.59pm on Monday 20 January and you'll get your first three months free – this is the longest trial Readly offers. Plus, if you decide to continue, this deal will get you a reduced price of £11.69 a month for 12 months instead of £12.99 a month.
This deal is available to anyone who hasn't had a Readly subscription in the last six months.
Important: After your three free months are up, you'll be charged £11.69 a month for 12 months (£12.99 thereafter) by credit card or PayPal – you'll need to enter your payment details when signing up. You're not locked in for 12 months, you can cancel at any point throughout your membership. If you decide not to keep it, then you won't be charged as long as you cancel any time before your third free month ends. You can do this via your account at the Readly website*.
There's no limit on how many magazines and newspapers you can download. The 7,500+ UK titles include:
- National newspapers: Daily Mirror, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Metro, The Observer
- Regional newspapers: Liverpool Echo, Manchester Evening News, Birmingham Mail, South Wales Echo
- Celebrity & entertainment: Hello!, Bella, Heat, Closer, OK!
- Health & wellness: Women's Health, Men's Health, Vegan Life
- Fashion & beauty: Vogue, Elle, Tatler, Grazia, Cosmopolitan
- Food & drink: Good Food, Delicious., Great British Food, Bake & Decorate
- News & politics: MoneyWeek, Time Magazine, The Big Issue
- TV, film & cinema: Radio Times Magazine, TV Times, What's on TV
- Home and Renovation: Country Life, House & Garden, Livingetc, Good Housekeeping
- Gardening: Gardeners' World, Grow Your Own, The English Garden, Garden News, Amateur Gardening
- Tech: T3, Stuff, Tech Advisor, What Hi-Fi?, Wired
- Music: Rolling Stone, MOJO, BBC Music, Total Guitar, UNCUT
- Crafts & DIY: Simply Knitting, Love Sewing, Crafting Specials
- Gaming: PC Gamer, Minecraft World, Retro Gamer, EDGE
- Science & nature: New Scientist, How it Works, BBC Science Focus
- Puzzles: Family Crosswords, Sudoku Selection, Family Codewords
- Kids: Beano, National Geographic Kids, Kraze, 100% WOW
New issues become available at approximately the same time as they would hit the newsstands, and you can also look back over previous issues of some magazines. Of course, you won't receive the free gifts that sometimes come with magazines.
It's compatible with iPads, iPhones, Android smartphones and tablets, Kindles, Windows and Apple Mac. One Readly subscription can be shared across up to five devices, so if you do decide to continue with a paid subscription, you could split it with a friend, or share with others in your household.
Many libraries also offer free digital magazines, as well as e-books and audiobooks, via online services. We've full info in 16 tricks to access 1,000s of free e-books and audiobooks.
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