GetAbstract – Business Book Summaries
March 23rd, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Recently, someone who also suffers from a two hour commute turned me on to book summaries.
Considering how much potentially productive time I lose during the day, I’m always looking for a way to condense business and self development reading material.
While a few companies service this market, I choose GetAbstract because they keep their summaries small (5 to 6 pages) and the selection of titles is huge. They currently carry over 5000 text summaries and a smaller selection of audio summaries.
With my wife and me starting our own businesses, I figured the 6 month subscription was a good investment. (179.00 CAD) If nothing else, the summaries serve as a concise reference for books I am undecided about buying or I already own.
Summary downloads are available in PDF, other various e-book formats and as MP3’s.
In my opinion, the best part of the service is the Iphone App. It gives instant access to their entire audio and print library. The audio files are small enough that I can afford to use my expensive 3G bandwidth during my drive.
But note, the app costs a steep $2.99. Considering the cost of the subscription it probably should have been free.
In short, many of us are programmed to take in the bulk of our information through short articles on the web because of the lack of both time and attention span.
It makes sense that the information hungry public will turn to condensed material to keep up with changing trends and ideas. Making services like GetAbstract an attractive alternative to sitting down and reading a full book.
