Shortform 12+

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Join thousands of curious Shortform readers to get smarter, faster.

Get the highest quality book summaries and analyses available in the world. Shortform summaries contain the book's key ideas, plus analysis comparing those ideas to other books.

Remember the key lessons from books you’ve read, and discover new books you need to read.

Reinforce the key lessons with interactive exercises that challenge you to reflect on your past and improve your life.

Trust in writer quality. Shortform summaries are written by professional authors, PhD’s, and Ivy League graduates.

Check out Shortform summaries of this week’s NY Times bestsellers:
• Sapiens, by Yuval Harari
• Educated, by Tara Westover
• Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
• Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker
• 12 Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson

Check out Shortform summaries of these all-time classics:
• How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
• Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
• The 48 Laws of Power, by Robert Greene
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey

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KEY FEATURES

• Quick 1-page summaries to understand the book at a glance

• Chapter-by-chapter comprehensive summaries and analysis

• 550% more ideas covered than other services

• Audio narrations so you can learn on the go

• #1 Bestsellers and all-time classic books

• Interactive exercises to apply the key lessons to your life

• Highlight your favorite passages and take notes

• Share key points with friends and co-workers

• 18 book categories, including Business, Health, Self-Improvement, History, and more

• Printable PDF downloads for your reading convenience

• Offline mode to read without Internet

• Features coming soon: publishing feed, reading tracker, and more...


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What’s New

Version 7.0.0

Upgraded billing system.

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

karenwhenupset ,

iPhone 12 mini

The UI is not designed for iPhone 12 mini.
Hard to tap to control audio speed (bottom of screen).
Hamburger menu within a book or article (menu for opening 1 page summary, full summary, …) is not working either (top of screen).
Are there plans of fixing or are iPhone 12mini users not considered at all? (iPhone 12 mini’s officially out for months…)

Developer Response ,

Thanks for sharing this with us. We've tested across a lot of iOS devices but we'll check out the 12 mini resolution specifically. Thanks for your patience - we don't want our app to be annoying to use.

ry2517+jp ,

Thanks! Highly recommended!

To be honest, | had been so reluctant to read a book
from start to end when the book comes with
hundreds of pages. | had been started a lot of books
of which | ended up reading only the first few
chapters of each. Shortform is good for you if you
have been feeling frustrated about this. After |
finished reading my first summary on Shortform, |
started reading the original book. | think it is good
for me to decide whether | should go for the original,
which saves me a lot of time.

Roy

oiahsiaociaisa ,

Companies like this...

I detest the fact that after clicking on a book summary link, I had to create an account, answer a survey only to find out that it's a super overpriced subscription. Where's the respect?....

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