Occasionally, Amazon offers one of the Lightroom subscriptions at a discounted rate. Even if you’re a current Adobe subscriber, you can purchase the additional 12 months and it’ll simply extend your expiry date. But how do you extend your existing subscription using the code you just purchased.
Purchasing at Amazon
First, decide the plan you want to purchase. Here’s a link to the two main Lightroom subscriptions at Amazon.co.uk: Adobe Lightroom Photography Plan (20GB) and the Adobe Lightroom Cloud 1TB Plan.*
Amazon.com users beware! While Amazon.com used to offer the same type of redemption code, they now appear to offer Lightroom subscriptions through their own App Store. It’s unclear how this new App Store interacts with existing subscriptions, but I would guess that it would create an additional subscription rather than extending an existing one, which defeats the purpose of getting a bargain. (If anyone’s tried it, let us know!)
Amazon.co.uk users beware! Amazon.co.uk still offers the redemption codes as a One-Time Purchase, which can extend an existing membership, but it also offers its own App Store version (Auto-Renewing Subscription), which doesn’t. Make sure you select One-Time Purchase!
Select plan you want at Amazon – either the cloud version (1TB) or the Photography Plan (20GB). The latter is the one that includes Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.
UPDATE BLACK FRIDAY 2024:
In the UK, Amazon have both the cloud version (1TB) for £61.99 (48% discount) or the Photography Plan (20GB) for £62.99 (48% discount). Remember, the latter is the one that includes Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. Also, remember to buy the One-time purchase, not the Auto-renewing one.
If you’re planning to use the code to extend an existing subscription, visit the Account page on the Adobe website to confirm which subscription you already have, as you’ll need to purchase an identical subscription to the extension to work. Here We illustrate the Photography Plan (20GB) – the one that includes Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.
Here’s the Amazon pages:
Select the one you wish to purchase (1TB or 20GB). Use the option Activation Code by Email / One-Time Purchase and the redemption code will be emailed to you after you’ve paid. DO NOT SELECT AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION.
Proceed as for a usual purchase – Add to Basket, then Checkout.
Redeeming the voucher
An email will be sent to you from Amazon with the Redemption Code and a link to redeem it.
Follow the instructions in the email to visit the Creative Cloud Redemption Site. When you’re there, enter your redemption code (you can copy and paste from the email). Double-check that you’re still logged in using the correct Adobe ID if you have more than one.
You’ll get notification that you have redeemed the voucher and it’s been applied to your Adobe account.
Adobe confirmation
You’ll also get an email From Adobe confirming that your expiry date has been extended.
That’s it!
* If you use the direct links to Adobe or Amazon on this page, we receive a small percentage of your payment at no cost to you, which helps support this site. Thank you for your support!
For extensive information on Lightroom Classic, see Adobe Lightroom Classic – The Missing FAQ.
If you have the Photography Plan, then as well as Classic you have access to the Lightroom cloud ecosystem including the mobile apps and web interface. For more information on these apps, see Adobe Lightroom – Edit on the Go.
Note: purchase of these books includes the first year’s Classic or cloud-based Premium Membership (depending on the book purchased), giving access to download the latest eBook (each time Adobe updates the software), email assistance for the applicable Lightroom version if you hit a problem, and other bonuses.
We also have a special bundle offer for the two books. This includes Premium Membership for the first year as described above for the whole Lightroom family!
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