In the age of instant image sharing (think Instagram) and bite-sized information (like the 140-character format of Twitter), can micro-insights really teach us anything? Instaread is an app-based service that offers the insights and key points of popular nonfiction books to the time-poor. The app is available as a free download for iOS, but to access any of the content you will need to subscribe. On the SA iTunes store, this is available as a free week-long trial, followed by a R99/month subscription package. The app presents books in two formats: read or listen. It also provides estimated times for each, ranging from five to 30 minutes. Books are broken into subsections: overview, key insights, important people, author’s style, author’s perspective and intended audience. In the listening format, the app also includes short cuts to rewind, fast forward and play the audio at regular speed, or 1.5 or two times the speed — for the super time-poor. The app interface is clear and intuiti...
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