We typically think of Black Friday and Cyber Monday as good opportunities to save on devices and score some discounted gifts before the holidays. But those savings extend to subscriptions and services in addition to tangible devices. Whether you've been thinking about trying a meditation app like Headspace or want to invest in a VPN service like ExpressVPN, you can do it this time of year for less thanks to Black Friday subscription deals. To make it easier to find the services you want and need this year, Engadget has rounded up the best subscription deals you can get for this year's Black Friday.
Best Black Friday subscription deals
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amazon Kindle Unlimited for $1 for three months ($35 off): amazon's eBook subscription service gives you access to a catalog of thousands of titles for unlimited reading, select Audible audiobooks to listen to, and included magazines to read.
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Audible Premium Plus for $3 for three months + $20 Audible credit ($64 off): This offer gives you one title for each of the three months you subscribe, plus unlimited access to the Premium Plus library of books, podcasts, and more. Anyone who is not already an Audible subscriber can get this offer and will get an additional $20 Audible credit to use at your discretion.
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MasterClass Premium for $10/month ($10 off): Premium subscriptions, which include access for up to six devices and offline mode, are discounted to half price during the holidays. The other MasterClass subscription levels also have discounts. Those who love to learn and want to pick up a new hobby (or hone an existing one) can take courses with some of the best in their respective fields.
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Lifetime access to Rosetta Stone for $149 ($250 off): Those eager to learn a new language or two can get full lifetime access to Rosetta Stone for less during Black Friday. The one-time payment gives you access to the company's dynamic immersion courses, TruAccent speech recognition technology to help you improve your pronunciation, and the ability to learn on mobile and desktop devices.
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Adobe Creative Cloud for $30/month ($30 off): New subscribers can get half off Creative Cloud for their first year of membership, bringing the cost down to just $30 per month. This gives you access to Photoshop, Illustrator, and the rest of Adobe's suite of applications.
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Headspace Annual Plan for $35 ($35 off): Our top pick for the best meditation app has tons of courses that address specific anxieties and concerns, a good in-app search engine that makes it easy to find the right meditation you need, and additional yoga routines, podcasts, and music sessions to try.
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Calm Annual Plan for $35 ($35 off): Another of our best meditation apps is a great option for anyone new to meditation thanks in part to the many short, focused sessions it includes. There is also a section dedicated to children and subscribers have access to a library of relaxing music.
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ProtonVPN Plus Two-Year Plan for $72 ($168 off): Our top pick for the best VPN is based on an open source framework and has a no-logs policy. Its easy-to-use apps are available on most platforms, including iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and more, and some of them even include a sleep feature.
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Two-year ExpressVPN plan plus six additional months for $150 (82 percent off): Our top pick for best VPN for travelers provides access to tons of servers and has some of the fastest connections of all the VPN services we tested. In addition to a VPN, this subscription level gives you access to an ad blocker and password manager.
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Two-year NordVPN Plus plan plus three additional months for $121 (70 percent off): In addition to VPN access, NordVPN's Plus plan gives you a password manager, ad blocker, anti-malware protection, and more.
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