Shortform: Read Book Summary

Shortform Inc.

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About this app

Enjoy audio narrations to absorb key lessons while you’re on the move. Our growing audiobook and podcast library lets you experience bestselling and classic books from anywhere.

ENGAGE AND APPLY
Unlock interactive exercises to apply the key lessons to your life. Highlight passages, take notes, and share insights with friends and co-workers to boost your learning experience.

EXPLORE A DIVERSE LIBRARY

Choose from 18 book categories, including Business, Health, Self-Improvement, History, and more. Enjoy printable PDF downloads and use our offline mode to keep reading without an internet connection. Your learning doesn’t have to stop when you switch devices. Our app integrates with Kindle, Kobo, and supports PDFs so you can enjoy seamless access to your book summaries whether you’re on your phone, e-book reader, or desktop. Read, highlight, and take notes—anytime, anywhere.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

"If I compare Blinkist and Shortform for the book "Deep work" only, I would say that I learned so much more using Shortform. I would say, I learned 1000% more. – Samstremblay.

"You guys really hit it out of the park with this summary! I’ve never seen such a complete yet concise summary of this book. The exercises are perfect – not overwhelming or meager, but just right. Thanks for making me smarter every day." -- Stacey M.

“If real books are like fine wine, and other book summaries are box wine, Shortform is 100-proof vodka.” -- Gregg P.

TRY SHORTFORM FOR FREE

Sign up for a 5-DAY FREE TRIAL. Read summaries of books you’ve always wanted to read and spend time with our exercises.

You can cancel your subscription at any time with one click by going to the Billing tab.

Whether it's a 12 min read or a longer analysis, our summaries cater to all your needs. Our book summaries app includes an extensive audiobook list for those who prefer listening Try the better alternative to Blinkist that offers detailed and engaging chapter-by-chapter summaries than just book summaries. Our free book summaries and interactive exercises help reinforce key lessons from every book.

CONTACT US

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Ratings and reviews

Best of the best for book summary. Lots of features too. Would otherwise give it a five star... But, the voice. It's decent. I just wish there were a few more options to choose from. The narrator has that kind of voice I would expect to sell me something. I would love a women's voice, maybe British for those more scientific, philosophical reads.... Anyway, not a huge deal. I'll likely be subscribing either way.

After using this for a couple of months, I've noticed it offers value but still needs improvement. Combining reading and audio helps retention, but when distractions hit, I lose my place and struggle to sync back with the audio. A floating cursor to track the text alongside the audio would fix this issue. I'm sure this idea was discussed during development, and it's a shame it wasn’t implemented. Adding it would significantly enhance the experience.

The selection is pretty good and customizability is nice. The voice pitch doesn't get messed up when you speed up the audio. Using the audio combined with the text to help increase reading speed makes it even more productive. I didn't get a chance to use it as much as I'd like to. Customer service is great. I wish it was more affordable.

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