Ask HN: Summarising Kindle books in your library

#1

Post by padheyam » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 7:30 AM UTC

Any brilliant (legal) ideas to get chatgpt to summarise a book/chapter in my Kindle library?

Re: Ask HN: Summarising Kindle books in your library

#2

Post by sturza » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 7:50 AM UTC

I've built something that takes chunks of a book, in order, like 2-3 pages, and rewrites them in a more condensed format, like 40-60% of the original. Is this something useful to you?

Re: Ask HN: Summarising Kindle books in your library

#3

Post by padheyam » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 8:03 AM UTC

sturza wrote: post #2

I've built something that takes chunks of a book, in order, like 2-3 pages, and rewrites them in a more condensed format, like 40-60% of the original. Is this something useful to you?

That sounds super useful!

Re: Ask HN: Summarising Kindle books in your library

#4

Post by sturza » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 8:07 AM UTC

padheyam wrote: post #3

sturza wrote: post #2

I've built something that takes chunks of a book, in order, like 2-3 pages, and rewrites them in a more condensed format, like 40-60% of the original. Is this something useful to you?

That sounds super useful!

Let's give it a go, send me your book and i'll send you back the output. Or title and maybe i can find it online somewhere.

Re: Ask HN: Summarising Kindle books in your library

#5

Post by sturza » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 9:45 AM UTC

sturza wrote: post #4

padheyam wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds super useful!

Let's give it a go, send me your book and i'll send you back the output. Or title and maybe i can find it online somewhere.

Here's an example of 53% reduction of Walden, for your kindle: https://file.io/ynZg5xEzxAhD