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Thankfully, there are ways to enjoy your favorite publications for a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the best ways to save money on your magazine subscriptions.<\/p>\n
We have a post with a huge list of free magazine subscriptions by mail<\/a> with no strings attached. Your favorite publications may not be on that list but you may just find a few new favorite ones.<\/p>\n Now, if you still want to get your favorites but want to lower the cost of your subscription, read the rest of this post.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>There are a variety of sites that offer either discounted or free magazine and newspaper subscriptions.<\/p>\n Magazines.com recently advertised savings of up to 75%. It may just be the best place to buy magazine subscriptions.<\/p>\n If you prefer digital publications over traditional, magzter.com<\/a> may be the way to go.<\/p>\n They offer a plan called Magzter Gold that offers unlimited digital reading on over 5,000 publications for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year.<\/p>\n Make sure you\u2019re not setting yourself up to have your email inbox bombarded with spam emails.<\/p>\n And always make sure the site is secure before entering any financial information.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Many industries lure you in with a low introductory rate, then raise the rate once it\u2019s time to renew.<\/p>\n Mag subscriptions are the same way.<\/p>\n The renewal rate is likely to be much more expensive than what you originally paid.<\/p>\n Point Club pays influencers for sharing their opinion. Join now and get $5 for free!<\/p>\n Join Point Club<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Want to hang on to that low introductory rate?<\/p>\n Call them and ask, they\u2019ll likely say yes.<\/p>\n Keeping you at that introductory rate is still preferable than losing your business completely.<\/p>\n Also, when you first subscribe see if you can sign up for a two-year subscription.<\/p>\n That way you can hang on to that low introductory rate for two years instead of one.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s no secret that college students don\u2019t have a lot of money.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why many businesses offer student discounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Magazine publishers are one of them.<\/p>\n There are several places students can find discounted subscriptions.<\/p>\n These include StudentMags.com<\/a> and College Subscription Services<\/a>,<\/p>\n In fact, StudentMags was recently offering Time for 90% off the cover price.<\/p>\n But why should the students have all of the fun?<\/p>\n MagazineLine<\/a> offers discounted rates to educators as well as students.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>MagMall.com<\/a> offers teachers a discount of up to 50%.<\/p>\n MyEducationDiscount<\/a> has partnered with Magazines.com to offer a discount service to teachers.<\/p>\n Also the National Education Association offers a magazine service<\/a> where members can get up to 85% off of 800 titles.<\/p>\n Also, it never hurts to send an email or call and ask an individual publication if they offer student or teacher discounts.<\/p>\n No, we\u2019re not telling you to use your subscription to Us Weekly as a tax write off.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unlikely the IRS will let you claim that one.<\/p>\n But you may be able to write off a subscription to a trade publication or academic journal as a business expense.<\/p>\n Check with your accountant when tax time comes around.<\/p>\n Many of you are probably already big fans of rewards and discount sites Swagbucks<\/a> and Rakuten<\/a>.<\/p>\n Use your Swagbucks to earn a PayPal, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble gift card.<\/p>\n Then use that gift card to buy that subscription you want.<\/p>\n Or go to Rakuten, put \u201cmagazines\u201d into the search bar and see what they offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Recently they offered 25% cash back on magazines.com.<\/p>\n Also, don\u2019t forget about Ebay<\/a>.<\/p>\n Many of you already use Amazon.com to buy books, electronics, music, and many other things.<\/p>\n Did you know you can also buy subscriptions through Amazon as well?<\/p>\n Just type \u201cmagazine subscriptions\u201d in the search bar and see what turns up.<\/p>\n For example a six-month subscription to Time<\/a>\u00a0is only $25, compared to a cover price of almost $110.<\/p>\n And if you have an Amazon Rewards Visa card, don\u2019t forget to use it and save an additional 3%-5%.<\/p>\n Also, are you a member of Amazon Prime?<\/p>\n In addition to free two-day shipping and tons of shows to stream, did you know your membership includes access to free magazines?<\/p>\n It\u2019s called Prime Reading.<\/p>\n And the publications you have access to include Time, Popular Mechanics, Runner\u2019s World, and others.<\/p>\n Also, you\u2019ll get a six-month subscription to The Washington Post<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t just use your e-reader for books.<\/p>\n Use it to save on magazines as well.<\/p>\n Sign up for Kindle Unlimited<\/a> and get access to over one million (yes, one million!) titles for $9.99 per month.<\/p>\n Do you have a rewards card?<\/p>\n Use it towards a subscription to your favorite magazine.<\/p>\n Use some of your cash back balance to buy a subscription.<\/p>\n Or see if you can redeem points for subscriptions.<\/p>\n Also, if you have airline miles you won\u2019t be using go to MagsForPoints.com<\/a> and exchange those airline miles for that subscription you want.<\/p>\n Have a favorite publication?<\/p>\n Follow them on social media.<\/p>\n See if they announce any special subscription rates or sales.<\/p>\n Also, many like Time<\/a> or Sports Illustrated<\/a> offer content on their Facebook site for free.<\/p>\n This might be an option if you don\u2019t want to pay for a full subscription when you\u2019re only interested in an article or two per issue.<\/p>\n Your public library likely has every popular magazine in circulation.<\/p>\n And you can read as few or as many as you like for free!!!<\/p>\n All you need is a library card.<\/p>\n The issues might be a week or so old, but still you can\u2019t beat free.<\/p>\n What happens to all of those magazines you see in your doctor\u2019s waiting room?<\/p>\n More likely than not, they just get thrown in the trash.<\/p>\n If there are any you like, ask them if you can keep them.<\/p>\n If they\u2019re older than a month or two old, they\u2019ll likely say yes.<\/p>\n As the old saying goes, caring is sharing.<\/p>\n Does one of your friends subscribe to a magazine you\u2019re interested in?<\/p>\n With the Christmas season upon us, many publications are offering free gift subscriptions when people renew their existing one.<\/p>\n Ask your friend if you can be their gift subscription.<\/p>\n Also, get a group of friends together, decide on a list of mags everyone wants, each person subscribes to one or two, and share amongst the group.<\/p>\n If you get a group of four together, you can read four for the price of one!<\/p>\n By all means, you do not have to use just one of these suggestions.<\/p>\n See what you can combine and compound the savings.<\/p>\n For example, go to one of the sites that offer discounted subscription<\/a> to secure a low price then use the cash back from your rewards card to pay for it.<\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n4. Look for student or teacher discounts of up to 90%<\/span><\/h3>\n
5. Write them off on your taxes<\/span><\/h3>\n
6. Use rewards or cash back sites (and save 25%)<\/span><\/h3>\n
7. Save up to $85 off the cover price with this tip<\/span><\/h3>\n
8. Take advantage of Amazon Prime<\/span><\/h3>\n
9. Don\u2019t forget Kindle Unlimited for $9.99!<\/span><\/h3>\n
10. Use cash back or points from your rewards card<\/span><\/h3>\n
11. Use social media<\/span><\/h3>\n
12. Get free magazines in your town<\/span><\/h3>\n
13. The Doctor prescribes free magazines<\/span><\/h3>\n
14. Get by with a little help from your friends<\/span><\/h3>\n
15. Mix & Match<\/span><\/h3>\n