Summaries of the world's best business books, articles and video talks. Learn more and make better business decisions in less time.
No matter what job you are doing the difference between a real expert and an also ran is current up to date knowledge.
The challenge is finding the time to keep up to date with the latest thinking and ways of working more efficently and effectively.
getAbstract is the tool that will help you be one of the best-read, most expert players on the business scene today.
getAbstract provides you with the best in business knowledge delivered in concise summaries of the latest, sharpest and most relevant books.
Curated library - getAbstract shifts through the thousands of business books that are published eah year to select a curated library of the best.
Adding Value - With thousands to select from it is important that the books, articles, and reports that you read and the talks you listen to are going to add value without taking too much time.
World's Largest - getAbstract is the world’s largest library of business book summaries, as well as summaries of talks and economic reports – and it’s expanding every day.
We select more than 1000 new publications every year, considering any content that is relevant to business: from sales and marketing to strategy, management and economics to career and personal development.
Selection Process - If a book, paper or video passes the initial screening, we give it a preliminary read or watch it. We use a rigorous peer-review process to assign a 1-10 rating to any piece of content we consider. Our rating criteria are applicability, innovation and style. We only summarize publications that earn an overall rating of five or higher to assure the quality of the material.
Up to date - getAbstract receives regular updates on future titles as well as their latest catalogs from publishers. getAbstract also attend book fairs in Europe and North America to keep up-to-date on new releases of relevant business books, and they constantly screen the web for cutting-edge content.
Writers - getAbstract’s summary writers and editors have been published by The Wall Street Journal, Time, Business Week, Reuters and other leading outlets that rely on the same quality we bring to you.
Over 450 publishers, in recognition of the quality of our summaries, have granted getAbstract licenses to summarize their books.
As Jakob Strobel y Serra, feuilleton editor for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung says the abstracts created by getAbstract are "impressively precise, short yet simultaneously deep, little works of art.”
How it works - Each of our summaries or abstracts is formatted using getAbstract’s proven template to maximize knowledge retention. Every summary includes a
- rating,
- top take-aways,
- a full summary, five pages
- significant quotes,
- an author biography and other key points
Too Busy to Read a Book? Just 10 minutes - Learn the key points of a book in just 10 minutes. the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
Get up to speed on critical business knowledge in a flash! getAbstract offers you the largest online library of business book summaries. We summarize thousands of the latest and most relevant business books, and we compress the information from each title into just five pages.
Business Article Summaries - Cutting-edge knowledge comes in all shapes and sizes – today, authors want to share their ideas with the world as soon as they’re ready, through a variety of channels. That’s why getAbstract summarizes not just books, but all the most important, ground-breaking scientific reports, articles, white papers and publications from think tanks and bloggers around the world.
Economic Report Summaries -The key economic reports, curated with the guidance of The Economist Intelligence Unit, reviewed and compressed into easy-to-digest summaries.
Video Talk Summaries - getAbstract summarizes the most influential business presentations, including TED Talks, on two pages. These summaries identify the latest, most innovative ideas that can help improve your business and foster collaboration.
Categories - the getAbstract libraries are organised into different categories
- Leadership & Management
- Strategy
- Sales & Marketing
- Finance
- Human Resources
- IT, Production & Logistics
- Career & Self-Development
- Small Business
- Economics & Politics
- Industries
- Global Business
- Concepts & Trends
From finance and management to sales and careers, you'll never miss a new idea or a success story you can learn from.
Three Libraries - there are three versions of getAbstract
Silver
- £79 for 12 months
- Choose 4 book summaries, and we'll send 26 more throughout the year.
- Formats: PDF, Kindle, ePub, Audio
- Libraries: Business Books
Gold - best seller
- £249 for 12 months
- Unlimited access
- Formats: PDF, Kindle, ePub, Audio App for iOS, Android, Windows, etc.
- Libraries: Business Books Business ArticlesVideo Talks
Platinum
- £799 for 12 months
- Unlimited access
- Formats: PDF, Kindle, ePub, Audio App for iOS, Android, Windows, etc.
- Libraries: Business Books Business ArticlesVideo Talks Economic Reports
There are also special prices for gift subscriptions and students.
Learning for Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere - As a busy professional moving between home, commute, office, travel and leisure, you need to move between devices with just as much ease. Give yourself a learning tool that travels as easily as you do. Our summaries are accessible through all mobile devices, web browsers, PDFs, streaming audio and MP3 files (*audio not available for all summaries), RSS feeds and podcasts. Mobility and consistent quality access is key, so we offer features such as personal favorites, transportable preferences and corporate reading lists as you change devices, so you won't have to compromise you learning experiences.
Mobile - With the world’s largest online library of compressed knowledge, easily accessible anywhere, anytime, getAbstract is a leading mobile learning solution. In fact, at least half of the millions of users access getAbstract through their favorite mobile devices.
Multiple Languages - getAbstract summaries are available in English, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French and Portuguese.
Widely used - Companies of all sizes and in all industries including Microsoft, Daimler, Ernst & Young, SAP, Deutsche Post, Audi, Burberry, Chick-fil-A, General Motors, MillerCoors, Novartis, Metro and Credit Suisse, are offering their employees full access to the getAbstract Library.
Independent selection - getAbstract has a large network of more than 450 publishing partners, publishers, authors or agents. This list includes publishers such as Penguin/Random House, Hachette, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Perseus, Simon & Schuster and many more. But importantly getAbstract is not directly associated with any specific publishing house, so you get a genuinely independent selection of the best books and reports.
Wish List - What else should we summarize?
Do you know of a book, a report, an article or a video getAbstract should summarize?
We constantly screen the web for the latest publications, but there are still things that we may miss – thanks for helping us fill these gaps.
Founded and still owned by entrepreneurs - getAbstract was founded in 1999, the brainchild of three global business executives who saw a growing need for putting more knowledge in people’s hands, in a format they could quickly absorb to stay current.
getAbstract can be customized to fit your learning needs or the learning needs of your team, department or business
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There’s something in the getAbstract library for everyone. The information is structured so that it transitions beautifully to anyone’s individual learning plan.
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Thanks to the careful, individualized attention a Work Place Learning Centre learning consultant can provide, getAbstract has become the most popular learning asset at many leading organizations around the world.
getAbstract can be purchased as a stand-a-lone learning resource or as part of a wider learning programme, such as a professional qualification or learning related to a change project.
There are three versions of getAbstract
Silver
- £79 for 12 months
- Choose 4 book summaries, and we'll send 26 more throughout the year.
- Formats: PDF, Kindle, ePub, Audio
- Libraries: Business Books
Gold - best seller
- £249 for 12 months
- Unlimited access
- Formats: PDF, Kindle, ePub, Audio App for iOS, Android, Windows, etc.
- Libraries: Business Books Business ArticlesVideo Talks
Platinum
- £799 for 12 months
- Unlimited access
- Formats: PDF, Kindle, ePub, Audio App for iOS, Android, Windows, etc.
- Libraries: Business Books Business ArticlesVideo Talks Economic Reports
Student – £55 for six months
getAbstract empowers students to learn easily and efficiently – just the way top executives do – by providing access to knowledge from the most influential business leaders and authors.
getAbstract intelligently compresses relevant information into concise summaries.
You can read getAbstract summaries in less than ten minutes on your PC, smartphone, tablet or e-reader.
The getabstract library offers more than 10,000 summaries of business books, video talks and business articles in seven different languages – and more than 100 new summaries are added every month.
Topics range from leadership, strategy, marketing and innovation to career and personal development.
With the getAbstract Subscription, you get instant and unlimited access to the entire business library at a special price of £55 – only available to students.
Student subscription includes:
- Instant and unlimited access to getAbstract’s libraries of business books, video talks and business articles
- Weekly summary via e-mail, app or e-reader, selected according to your personal profile
- More than 100 brand-new summaries every month
- Full access to our growing list of audio summaries
The Student Subscription is only available with a valid student ID.
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Formats: PDF, Kindle, ePub, audio
Libraries: Business Books
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