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By Tamara Adikwu · Updated July 29, 2021

Has your reading game taken a hit in the last few years? You probably used to go through dozens of books in a few months, but these days, it takes you ages to finish one.

This struggle is real, but there’s so much out there you want to know from new, hot titles on your cannot-wait-to-read list. If your schedule is getting in the way of you keeping up with books, authors and topics that are important to you, you can now cross that stressor off your list with Blinkist. This app gives you all the tea from top nonfiction books in quick 15-minute audio and text explainers.

The Blinkist library features over 4,500 bestselling titles across 27 categories including personal development, health and nutrition, entrepreneurship, psychology, money and investments, career and success and more. Oh, and you know how sometimes even a 40-minute podcast seems daunting? Blinkist covers that, too, knocking out the key insights in no time. You also get about 70 new intriguing options each month, overall, so if you’re the “inbox zero” type, good luck clearing that queue.

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The app comes with other features like Dark Mode to let you unwind and enjoy your books at nighttime and a Highlight function to mark out your favorite passages. And you don’t need an internet connection to get access to these bite-size info chunks—just download all the books and podcasts you need, and you’re good to go offline.

Blinkist has a 4.8/5 star rating on the App Store and 4.5/5 on the Google Play Store. Find out why 18 million users love this app with a 2-year subscription now available for $79.99 when you use coupon code BLINK20.

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Get Your Reading Back On Track With This Highly Rated App

Has your reading game taken a hit in the last few years? You probably used to go through dozens of books in a few months, but these days, it takes you ages to finish one.

This struggle is real, but there’s so much out there you want to know from new, hot titles on your cannot-wait-to-read list. If your schedule is getting in the way of you keeping up with books, authors and topics that are important to you, you can now cross that stressor off your list with Blinkist. This app gives you all the tea from top nonfiction books in quick 15-minute audio and text explainers.

The Blinkist library features over 4,500 bestselling titles across 27 categories including personal development, health and nutrition, entrepreneurship, psychology, money and investments, career and success and more. Oh, and you know how sometimes even a 40-minute podcast seems daunting? Blinkist covers that, too, knocking out the key insights in no time. You also get about 70 new intriguing options each month, overall, so if you’re the “inbox zero” type, good luck clearing that queue.

The app comes with other features like Dark Mode to let you unwind and enjoy your books at nighttime and a Highlight function to mark out your favorite passages. And you don’t need an internet connection to get access to these bite-size info chunks—just download all the books and podcasts you need, and you’re good to go offline.

Blinkist has a 4.8/5 star rating on the App Store and 4.5/5 on the Google Play Store. Find out why 18 million users love this app with a 2-year subscription now available for $79.99 when you use coupon code BLINK20.

Prices subject to change.

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