I’ve never heard of it or used it, but other than a student trying to breeze through assigned books, what is the point? I read for pleasure, for the build up of characters, places and plot lines. You can’t get that in a 15 minute snap shot.

@chyna – This is for non-fiction books. Which, when I was younger, I did read non-fiction for pleasure. The problem is that most non-fiction writers are… well, there’s a certain ‘padding’ of these books that goes on. Some like Why Nations Fail by Robinson & Acemoglu are worth reading all the way through because they give such insightful examples and case studies. Others are REALLY not worth it – like Marx. I feel like I ought to give Marx a fair shot and be more familiar with his work given it’s fame and influence…but when I read his work it’s so bad that it’s hard to stay focused.