Free MSDN Magazine subscription to MSDN Premium subscribers in the US
I was chatting with a few Microsoft folks last week, and they asked me if they could get a discounted rate on MSDN Magazine. (Not that it's expensive to begin with; at $35 if you buy it through the MSDN Magazine Web site, and at $25 if you buy it through the offers typically distributed at conferences, an entire year's worth of issues is cheaper than most individual development books.) They were amazed when I told them they could get the magazine for free, not because they were Microsoft employees, but because they had MSDN Premium subscriptions.
That's right. Apparently we've done too good a job at keeping this a secret (oops), but if you're an MSDN Premium subscriber in the US, you can get MSDN Magazine for free... all you have to do is sign up for it!
To register, simply go to https://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions, sign in to "My MSDN Subscription," and click on "Subscriber Downloads and Product Keys." About half way down the page, you'll see information about the "MSDN Magazine offer for MSDN Premium Subscribers." Click and register... that's all there is to it.
Comments
- Anonymous
July 25, 2006
Only for subscribers in the US? Any chance to get this expanded to Canadian subscribers as well? - Anonymous
July 25, 2006
I'd love for the offer to be extended to Canadian subscribers (and more specifically, to all subscribers everywhere). Unfortunately, due to postal rates, we haven't been able to do this. For now, if you go to that page after logging into the MSDN subscriptions portal, you'll see that subscribers in Canada can get a subscription for $9.95 USD (which goes to subsidize shipping); definitely better than $35 USD, though certainly not as good as $0. I'm hoping that at some point we'll figure out how to make it free to all subscribers everywhere, but for now, the free offer is just for those in the US. Thanks for asking, though. - Anonymous
July 25, 2006
Once again, burned for being Canadian.
Take off eh!
:-) - Anonymous
July 25, 2006
I guess 9.95 isn't that bad either although free would be nice :) - Anonymous
July 26, 2006
Our Microsoft Developer Network program is consistently recognized for the quality support and... - Anonymous
July 26, 2006
And the message went forth from Stephen Toub saying: "Many are the number of those eligible for... - Anonymous
July 26, 2006
Apparently many MSDN Premium Subscribers are not aware that they are eligible for a free subscription - Anonymous
July 26, 2006
First, Stephen Toub reminds everyone that if you have a MSDN Premium subscription and you live in the... - Anonymous
July 26, 2006
If you have an MSDN Premium subscription in the US did you know that you are entitled to a free MSDN... - Anonymous
July 27, 2006
Are you an MSDN Premium subscriber?  It's a little-known fact (unfortunately) that MSDN Premium... - Anonymous
January 23, 2007
Lucky enough! It's a good thing you have found that free magazine subscription!