Apple has begun a limited time offer of a three-month free trial of its Apple News+ service to new subscribers. This is an upgrade from the free one-month free trial period, and matches the trial offered for new Apple Music subscribers.
The three-month Apple News+ trial offer is valid only for this weekend in the United States and Canada. This means that you have until Monday, December 2 to secure the extended free trial offer. “This weekend only, get a 3 month free trial of Apple News+ and enjoy full access to hundreds of magazines and leading newspapers,” Apple says on the App Store.
Once the three-month trial ends, users will be charged the normal rate of $9.99 per month in the United States or $12.99 per month in Canada. The Apple News+ service is also available in Australia and the United Kingdom, but Apple is not offering the extended three-month trial in those countries.
The offer comes on report that while the Apple News+ service boasted over 200,000 initial subscribers following its March launch, the service as struggled to add to its subscribers base.
Furthermore, a recent report also stated that Apple is considering bundling Apple News+, Apple TV+, and Apple Music together. This could increase the overall user base of Apple News+, depending on how low Apple could get the price of that bundle. Apple is said to have negotiated new deals with publishers in order to be able to include Apple News+ in that bundle.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.