7 Minute Books is the premium reader for the world’s best books — fiction and nonfiction alike — distilled into clear summaries you can read or listen to in about seven minutes, in any language.
Great books carry ideas that can change how you think, work, and live. But time is short and the to-read pile only grows. 7 Minute Books closes that gap: the heart of every book, captured faithfully, in the time it takes to make a coffee — then yours to revisit whenever you like.
What your membership unlocks
- Read or listen. Every title comes as a clean reading view and a warm, single-narrator audiobook — switch anytime.
- Any language. Built-in translation turns any summary into 100+ languages instantly, right in the reader.
- Your library. Save the titles you love and pick up where you left off.
- A growing catalogue. Thousands of titles across 34 topics, with new ones added continuously.
Built by one person
7 Minute Books is the work of a single engineer, Ibnul Jaif Farabi — every part of it, from the summaries and audio to this app, designed and produced end to end. Ibnul is an engineer, writer, and builder based in New York City, and 7 Minute Books is published under LinkedByte, his independent studio.
The free podcast
Prefer a two-host conversation? The free 7 Minute Books podcast lives at 7minutebooks.com — Sam and Sophie talk each book through, free here and on every major podcast app. This app is the premium written-and-narrated library.
Our mission
We’re building the most complete library of book summaries ever assembled, so curiosity is never blocked by a lack of time. This is only the beginning.