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Bram Kanstein (@bramk)

Powerbooks — Bite-sized Knowledge for Entrepreneurs

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Ryan Hoover
I've seen other business book summary sites before. How are you summarizing these, @irvingtorresyc, and have you received permission from the author/publisher? I assume summarizing is entirely legal without their OK but as a writer I would prefer readers to buy and read the full book. More importantly, I wouldn't want someone to misinterpret my book (some things are very hard to accurately distill if you're not the author).
Irving Torres
Maker
@rrhoover I got a few of my pals to help and I wrote up the majority of them. You're right about being objective, it can be tough especially since I am a big fan of certain authors. However, I have tried to gloss over the points in a short paragraph (brevity helped with objectivity) and I added the Amazon link so that people can buy the book and support the author if they like the summary. I did not get permission since I believe this is within legal boundaries and I also believe that knowledge is free. I'm still planning on growing this to 100+ books. Thanks for the feedback!
Ross Currie
@irvingtorresyc @rrhoover I seem to recall there was another site exactly like this one that made PH or the top of /r/entrepreneur about three months back (can't remember which), but I definitely think there's value in something like this. Saw you post on /r/entrepreneur when you launched this the other day and it's good to see that you took everyone's advice onboard and added some Amazon affiliate links :)
Irving Torres
Maker
@rossdcurrie Thanks for the support. Yes I built this for the communities I am part of. /r/entrepreneur is one of the best! Glad you saw it there a week ago when I launched it. I've been improving it more every day. It's a great tool that will live with my other startup & entrepreneur resources on my site at www.youngandceo.com
Bram Kanstein (@bramk)
Hunter
Although this is a Strikingly site (nice way for MVP) I think it's very cool @IrvingTorresYC took the time to curate this list and do a write up on 30+ books! I think curated content is very valuable for Startups/Entrepreneurs, that's why I'm currently building something myself called Startup Stash.
Eric Willis
@bramk Bram. Your Startup Stash link isn't working. I think you forgot to put the .com in there.
Bram Kanstein (@bramk)
Hunter
@erictwillis thanks working now :)
Irving Torres
Maker
What a pleasant surprise! Thanks for the kind words @bramk . I'm actually planning on growing this to 100+ books. I have a huge list that was put together by asking all of my entrepreneur friends, r/entrepreneur, and many more places. I'm excited to hear some of your feedback and help more people find awesome books.