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It’s not just the quality of our library that sets getAbstract apart from other providers, but also the exceptional depth and breadth of our growing collection.

  • Our library consists of thousands of summaries, with 50-plus new summaries added each month.
  • We offer the largest selection of business book summaries.
  • You'll find relevant titles, whatever your field.

  • More than 1,000 audio summaries are available in iPod and MP3 formats.
  • Our writers are professional business journalists who have published in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Financial Times and the Economist, among other publications.
  • We have partnerships with more than 400 leading publishers worldwide, including Harvard Business Review Press, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and many others.
  • Summaries are available in multiple languages.

Harvard summaries

The getAbstract library offers more than 130 Harvard summaries, with 40-plus new Harvard summaries added each year. Our Harvard collection includes the Business Essentials series, as well as a number of breakthrough works: Blue Ocean Strategy, The Future of Management, The Opposable Mind, etc. Why are Harvard summaries so important?
  • They provide current ideas and the best in business thinking.
  • Each summary is released jointly with the book.
  • Harvard summaries are critical for strategy planning.
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