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getAbstract Book Summaries app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 2336 ratings )
Business Book Education
Developer: getAbstract
Free
Current version: 9.1.0, last update: 3 years ago
First release : 13 May 2010
App size: 55.07 Mb

Get the key insights from 25,000+ of the best nonfiction and business books, articles and video talks packed into powerful 10-minute summaries.

Millions of readers worldwide use getAbstract to get all the benefits of reading in just a few minutes a day!

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• Get 25,000+ of the world’s best nonfiction and business books, articles and video talks summarized into powerful 10-minute reads
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Pros and cons of getAbstract Book Summaries app for iPhone and iPad

getAbstract Book Summaries app good for

Content is great. But the app could be better. For instance, Id like to download the audio summary and read it like an itunes song. Currently the audio stops as soon as the screen switch off...
i like the idea of summarizing books very well, and getabstract is now among my TOP 10 Apps..
As an existing getAbstract subscriber, having access to their great library in an iPhone format is fantastic. The only reason I havent given it 5 stars is that I want to encourage them to seek future improvements such as switching to a scaleable landscape mode when reading the summaries - something not presently supported. Glad I bought it.
I find this to be a useful app that serves a good purpose. For a lot of non-fiction reading, you dont need to read the full book. This app instead tries to summarize these books in 15-20 minute reads. Both useful for learning and identifying books that you might want to read.
Hi, thanks for your amazing app. Just one suggestion: it would be perfect to have audio recordings for ALL the books. Best regards Simone
Providing mobile access to the summaries, effective search tools and supporting downloads for listening to audio-enabled books, this app delivers as promised.

Some bad moments

Besides a good service proposition and quality summaries, this application is very inferior : audio halts when you lock your phone or switch app, you cannot forward you article to your kindle... As a whole a very weak version compared to its website. Please improve Quick !
I love to listen to getabstract audio book summaries in the subway but the app cant cache the audio stream therefor it interupts when the network connection brakes down. Their is no ffwd mode so i have to "re-Listen" the whole audiofile. Another malfunction is, stopping the audio when the screensaver hits in or you leave the app.
I use getabstact as part of my Xing.de-Membership and I like the "plattform" for its portfolio of titles/summaries and the possibility to download summaries for several devices (Kindle, PDF, eBook/iBooks etc.). However, I have downloaded the "app" in order to read summaries OFFLINE and even better: use the reading feature offline, so that I could listen to new summaries while driving the car in disconnected areas. Obviously the synchronisation fails, its simply not working offline on my iPhone 5s (with latest iOS). With a working data-connection the app is working, although even then its at least very very slow and my favorite-section is ALWAYS reloading instead of displaying my titles instantly. Browsing / navigation is a mess. The only thing that is working ok is: - reading the summary while being online - listening to the read summary while being online
The synopses are way too brief and provide no info on their own. Though the intro says "You will learn X", the brief doesnt actually contain much real info other than to talk about what the book will talk about. Watered down - Would find this app more valuable if there were more "juice". Maybe it is just the ones I have read, but at this point I wont be subscribing or buying more downloads unless they start to include more info.
Really good content in terms of summaries... But for a company who charges 300 $ /year ! Its a shame to have a mediocre app like that. The concept is really cool but plz update that app ASAP!!
Great app. Im hoping for more audio options on the books I like listening during my daily commute.

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