StoryShots: Book Summaries
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Free audiobooks, book summaries & video cliff notes!
π Featured as one of the worldβs best learning apps by The Guardian, The Economist, Google and Apple & the #1 alternative to Blinkist
π Praised by Bill Gates' favorite author
π§ Featured by Google as a top audiobook app in 175 countries
π Finalist to the UN's global awards
π Organically ranked top 10 in 80 countries including The UK, China, India, Germany, Canada, Mexico, and Singapore
Free book summaries to read, watch or listen to!
Learn the key lessons of bestselling nonfiction books in minutes and be the envy of your book club. Find books from popular authors including Sadhguru, Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist) and more!
Nothing beats reading a great book cover to cover. But have you ever left one unfinished? Instead, use StoryShots to learn the key takeaways of bestselling nonfiction books in minutes. For FREE!
Our mission is to make the key lessons of the world's best books accessible to EVERYONE.
We create our own original content or find and link to book summaries, insights, and key takeaways from thousands of blogs, YouTube channels, and podcasts so you donβt have to.
Listen to audiobooks from the library on the go!
Do you prefer to listen to podcasts and audiobooks on the go, while exercising or doing chores? Well, we've got you covered. Read faster and more with book summaries and reviews in audiobook form.
Free books to read in the genres you love the most
Use our powerful eBook reader to read at your convenience. Highlight, take notes, read offline, share image quotes, read and listen at the same time, and more to elevate your learning. Read on your Kindle device or desktop with our PDF and Send to Kindle and Kobo support.
Learn visually w/ infographics, video & animated content
Are you a visual learner like 65% of the population? StoryShots is the only app that doesn't leave you out! Learn key book insights with infographic, mind map, video and animated content.
StoryShots is the best free alternative to CliffNotes, Lucid, getAbstract, Storytel, Instaread, Blinkist, Headway, GoodReads, Booklet, GIGL, Scribd, Audible, Reese's Book Club, Bookship, Audm, Books a Million, Nook, Libby by Overdrive, Book of the Month, Prime Reading, Barnes and Noble, Half Price Books, and more.
Find books from popular authors including Sadhguru, Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist), Donald Trump, Dave Ramsey, Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad), Tony Robbins, Hal Erod (Miracle Morning), Eckhart Tolle, James Clear (Atomic Habits), David Goggins, Grant Cardone, and more.
Join hundreds of thousands of happy lifelong learners!
https://www.getstoryshots.com/
COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The content and book covers are downloaded from Amazon.com. StoryShots is an affiliate partner of Amazon and Audible. The affiliate commissions earned from the sales of the books help fuel our free tier. StoryShots also links directly to third-party content that is publicly and freely available. The content is not affiliated or endorsed by the publishers or authors and is only intended as educational previews of the books.
π Featured as one of the worldβs best learning apps by The Guardian, The Economist, Google and Apple & the #1 alternative to Blinkist
π Praised by Bill Gates' favorite author
π§ Featured by Google as a top audiobook app in 175 countries
π Finalist to the UN's global awards
π Organically ranked top 10 in 80 countries including The UK, China, India, Germany, Canada, Mexico, and Singapore
Free book summaries to read, watch or listen to!
Learn the key lessons of bestselling nonfiction books in minutes and be the envy of your book club. Find books from popular authors including Sadhguru, Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist) and more!
Nothing beats reading a great book cover to cover. But have you ever left one unfinished? Instead, use StoryShots to learn the key takeaways of bestselling nonfiction books in minutes. For FREE!
Our mission is to make the key lessons of the world's best books accessible to EVERYONE.
We create our own original content or find and link to book summaries, insights, and key takeaways from thousands of blogs, YouTube channels, and podcasts so you donβt have to.
Listen to audiobooks from the library on the go!
Do you prefer to listen to podcasts and audiobooks on the go, while exercising or doing chores? Well, we've got you covered. Read faster and more with book summaries and reviews in audiobook form.
Free books to read in the genres you love the most
Use our powerful eBook reader to read at your convenience. Highlight, take notes, read offline, share image quotes, read and listen at the same time, and more to elevate your learning. Read on your Kindle device or desktop with our PDF and Send to Kindle and Kobo support.
Learn visually w/ infographics, video & animated content
Are you a visual learner like 65% of the population? StoryShots is the only app that doesn't leave you out! Learn key book insights with infographic, mind map, video and animated content.
StoryShots is the best free alternative to CliffNotes, Lucid, getAbstract, Storytel, Instaread, Blinkist, Headway, GoodReads, Booklet, GIGL, Scribd, Audible, Reese's Book Club, Bookship, Audm, Books a Million, Nook, Libby by Overdrive, Book of the Month, Prime Reading, Barnes and Noble, Half Price Books, and more.
Find books from popular authors including Sadhguru, Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist), Donald Trump, Dave Ramsey, Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad), Tony Robbins, Hal Erod (Miracle Morning), Eckhart Tolle, James Clear (Atomic Habits), David Goggins, Grant Cardone, and more.
Join hundreds of thousands of happy lifelong learners!
https://www.getstoryshots.com/
COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The content and book covers are downloaded from Amazon.com. StoryShots is an affiliate partner of Amazon and Audible. The affiliate commissions earned from the sales of the books help fuel our free tier. StoryShots also links directly to third-party content that is publicly and freely available. The content is not affiliated or endorsed by the publishers or authors and is only intended as educational previews of the books.
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6.66K reviews
Brennan Zimmer
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9 June 2025
The app claims to have thousands of books, which it does not. I can't find where there's thousands of books, even under the "Discover" section. There's nowhere near that amount. Response to their reply: While the AI feature appears to be nice, you only get to summarize 10 books per month. For me, that's not enough. It looks like you can purchase more credits in the future, but as a "lifetime" user, that's not what I expected. That approach is misleading, in my opinion. That's why I gave 1 star
21 people found this review helpful
StoryShots Free Book Summaries
10 June 2025
Thanks for the feedback, Brennan Zimmer. It's a π. We'd love to invite you to consider that our competitors charge you every month or two what we charge only once. Power readers like you can choose to support our development through affordable credits.
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You can search for ANY book under the Discover screen in our editorial or AI collection.
Sara B
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6 August 2020
This is waaay better than Amazon audible audiobooks and Kindle. It's faster with flexibility for video or audio summaries and has all the self improvement books for free. I liked it so much I bought it rather than an Amazon subscription. If I could recommend a change I would remove the splash screen so it loads faster when it's opened because I love it so much and add a dark mode
79 people found this review helpful
StoryShots Free Book Summaries
26 September 2026
Sara, this made our week. Thank you for choosing StoryShots and for the smart suggestions! Faster loading and dark mode are exactly the kind of feedback that shapes our updates. With 1M+ self-improvement and nonfiction book summaries on demand, there's lots to explore. More ideas are welcome at support@getstoryshots.com.
A Google user
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10 August 2019
I love this app because it is probably one of the only summary apps that let's you change playback speed. However, I find that not all of the summaries are high quality. Sometimes the "summary" is just an intro to the book and after listening I feel like I haven't learned anything. Also, it would be great if there was a feature to show how long each summary is.
38 people found this review helpful
StoryShots Free Book Summaries
11 August 2019
Thanks for your feedback! We're constantly trying to improve the quality of our curation. Would you please take a moment and use our new "Rate our curation" feature under the menu? You could alternatively tell us which book you're referring to here.
What's new
We are constantly making improvements to the app and squashing bugs. Update your app for the best experience.
Every book now reads in 8 languages, and if an edition or a book is missing you can generate it right from search.
Plus smarter search results, one sign-in across app and web, and fewer crashes.
Do you like StoryShots? Write us a 5-star review to help us grow and improve the app for everyone!
Got any thoughts or questions? Don't hesitate to contact us at support@getstoryshots.com
Every book now reads in 8 languages, and if an edition or a book is missing you can generate it right from search.
Plus smarter search results, one sign-in across app and web, and fewer crashes.
Do you like StoryShots? Write us a 5-star review to help us grow and improve the app for everyone!
Got any thoughts or questions? Don't hesitate to contact us at support@getstoryshots.com
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Parsida AB
support@getstoryshots.com
Kindstugatan 3
111 31 Stockholm
Sweden
+46 76 583 87 47
