Instaread lets you read books on your phone while your partner shops for boring stuff

Maintaining an avid reading habit is one of thebest workouts your brain can get, but actually following through with that degree of literary ambition usually involves lugging around a bag full of paperbacks. To keep up with the newest books without breaking your back (and bypassing your laziness), Instaread gives you access to hundreds of summaries of New York Times bestselling titles from your iPhone.

Instead of an ebook store, Instaread offers readers digestible takeaways from over 560 current bestsellers. Their concise summaries help you figure out if youll enjoy a book before buying and putting in the full time investment, offering plot overviews and key thematic points from the story. All of their content is available in text and audio, so you can get up to speed on popular titles as easily as listening to your favorite podcast.

Instaread is a perfect way to stay on top of new releases that you might otherwise not have time to read. You can get a lifetime subscription here in the Boing Boing Store.