We've all been at those meetings. An hour or more wasted in the boardroom for 5 minutes worth of real, actionable information. "That could have been an email," is probably the most often-heard complaint.

Despite what publishers would have you believe, non-fiction books can be a lot like that. Sure, there are great insights in today's top reads, but when it comes right down to it, a lot of those insights can be summed up in a couple of pages and a few simple bullet points.

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These summaries aren't by fly-by-night names in the publishing industry, either. Soundview works with top publishers like HarperCollins, Bloomberg, Prentice Hall and many more. Their library of summaries includes books by John C. Maxwell, Daniel Goleman, Patricia Zigarmi and other big names that get top dollar for seminars that do what Soundview does remotely, from your smartphone.

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See why outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Inc. Magazine are praising Soundview. Get a one-year subscription now for nearly half off the MSRP at $49.99.

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This story, "How to read today's top business books in minutes" was originally published by Macworld.