A new service has launched in the UK calledย Joosr โ providingย downloadable non-fiction bookย summariesย that can be read inย just 20 minutes.
The subscription-based app offers top-quality summaries of some of theย worldโs most influential books on business, entrepreneurship, careers, money and leadership, condensed by a team ofย highly trained professional writers. Joosr offers aย free trialย to allow readers to experience the library.
Specifically designed for mobile devices, Joosr books areย perfect for commutersย to read on their way to work and can also be read when offline. The Joosrย free trialย library starts withย more than 100 titles, withย 20 new books added every month.
Each book provides all the key information of the original title but without all the pages. So whether youโre aย budding entrepreneur,ย a manager looking to inspire, or want toย quickly progress up the career ladder, the Joosr business and self-help summaries clearly present ideas and advice from leading thinkers at the worldโs most innovative companies.
Co-founder Darren Boyd-Annellsย said: โFinding time to keep up with reading and learning is a real challenge for many professionals. We found thatย six out of 10 peopleย said theyโre simply too busy to read as much as they would like. So the beauty of Joosr is you can access all the key information from a book in just 20 minutes โ perfect for the commute.
โThe summaries can be read offlineย on iPhones and iPads. This means that on the Tube on your way to work you could read a book on how to be more assertive โ and then put what you learned into action in a meeting that same day.ย We call it bite size mobile learning and itโs taking off very quickly. The response has been amazing.โ
For the equivalent price of only two coffees a month, members can download summaries of books from some of the worldโs most influential business minds, such asย How to Win Friends & Influence Peopleย by Dale Carnegie,ย Elon Muskย by Ashlee Vance,ย Lean Inย by Sheryl Sandberg andย The Chimp Paradoxย by Steve Peters.
More than 15,000 avid readersย are already on board and have given itย excellent reviewsย for ease of use and customer experience.ย Readers also like the fact that each Joosr book focuses on the practical applications of the original books, showing how readers can take the lessons and apply them in their own professional and personal life.
The quality of the writing is closely monitored by Co-founder Becci Edmondson, an industry-leading editor with a history in publishing.
A free trialย is available for anyone interested in the app, which can be synced across desktop, iOS tablet and smartphone.
Five top business tips from Joosr guides
1 Visualise, then take action.ย โPicture in your mindโs eye what you want and how youโre going to achieve it. Then make it happen. The future belongs to those who are willing to get things done.โ #Girlboss by Sophie Amoruso
2 Show a genuine interest in people.ย โTo become a pleasant and likeable person yourself, you have to show interest in and appreciation for the people around you. The best way to do this is to take a genuine interest in other people.โย How to Win Friends and Influence Peopleย by Dale Carnegie
3 Fake it until you make it.ย โHesitation to take on new challenges at work affects our performance and we consequently miss out on new experiences, skills and insights. One way to erase self-doubt is to โfake it until you make itโ. Another is to understand that what matters when taking on a new role or job is our ability to learn and perform and not how much we actually already know.โ Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
4 Surround yourself with the best team possible.ย โThe right team is crucial to excellence and success, so donโt be afraid to do all you can to bring the best people on board. Similarly, if it comes to it, you must be prepared to kick the wrong people out โ never compromise on being the best.โย Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
5 Produce a product that sells itself.ย โIf your product sparks the interest of innovators and early adopters, they will soon view it as remarkable and wish to purchase it. Now the market will come to find you, instead of the other way around.โย Purple Cow by Seth Godin
