To rejoin the Doubleday Book Club you will first have to have belonged to it before. Many people join Doubleday, and similar book clubs, because of the great deals they offer to new subscribers. A typical offer from Doubleday allows you to pick out 5 books for 99 cents when you first sign up. You then get a sixth book free. This can be very tempting. Doubleday offers a sizable selection of popular reading in a wide range of subject areas. You can get the latest fiction bestsellers as well as more serious non-fiction works and self-help. When you join, you are required to buy 4 books over the course of the next 2 years. These 4 books must each be purchased at the regular club price.
To benefit from a Doubleday subscription, you need to figure out how much their introductory offer will actually cost. You always pay shipping and handling--even on the the original 6 books. According to Doubleday's website, the 4 books you must by during the first two years will each cost you almost as much as the six original books plus shipping and handling. Not a bad deal, if you buy an "average" priced book. So to get your cost, you divide your overall charge by 10 and see if you think it is cheaper than buying the books somewhere else. For some people, this may work out very well, but for others, the free books are cheap, but the rest are not so inexpensive, especially if you like to buy secondhand books.
Rejoining the Doubleday Book Club after you have canceled is very easy. They rarely refuse to take you back if you have already fulfilled your subscription commitment. To rejoin, just reapply for membership like before. You can fill out the application that comes with one of their mailings, or you can go online. Simply provide your name and address and those all-important free book selections and you are done.
To get an even better deal, you might play the game of threatening to cancel your membership. While unethical in the minds of many people, this will often generally result in a special offer from Doubleday just to get you to stay on. Doubleday wants you to remain a member. They do not want to lose you, which is why they will nearly always take you back no matter how many times you cancel and rejoin. Also, if you remain a member in good standing and keep buying books, they will from time to time offer you free books and additional specials and discounts. Canceling and rejoining is one option, but it is not the only one.