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Show HN: BookWatch - Animated book summaries for visual learners
Hey HN! I'm Miran Antamian, founder and CEO of BookWatch, and I'm
thrilled to introduce BookWatch.com. The first AI-powered Visual
Library for learners who hate reading but love growing. After 1.5
years of building, 65,000+ mobile app users, and countless animated
summaries, we're launching our New Web App to make learning even
more effortless. The Problem: Visual Learners Can't Learn from
Books in Text or Audio Formats Did you know that 65% of people
identify as visual learners? Yet most book knowledge remains
trapped in text format. Many of us want the wisdom of great books
but struggle with: - Finding time to read entire books -
Maintaining focus through hundreds of pages - Remembering key
concepts without visual reinforcement - Traditional reading is
slow, boring, and leaves millions of learners behind. Our
Solution: Learn by Watching, Not Reading BookWatch uses
proprietary AI technology to transform non-fiction bestsellers into
animated video summaries that capture the core ideas in a visually
engaging format. Some animated book summaries you might like: -
Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham:
https://www.bookwatch.com/videos/aGtpl1QLtyzN6JlqRze7 - Zero to
one by Peter Thiel:
https://www.bookwatch.com/videos/rSvhERHHBoF8bpTlXnyi - The lean
startup by Eric Reese:
https://www.bookwatch.com/videos/dTwT3JdLWvpAsOVGbePa - Blitz
Scaling by Reed Hoffman and Chris Y:
https://www.bookwatch.com/videos/ogoFpks8aRGn8OgmKP2F What Makes
BookWatch Special? (1) AI-Powered Personal Book Expert Every video
comes with an AI expert that knows everything about that specific
book. Ask how to apply concepts to your unique situation: "How can
I use these ideas to improve my startup?" or "How would this apply
to my leadership role?". Our AI expert will give you specific
advice based on the book on how to apply it in your life or
business situation. (2) Smart Note-Taking System Our one-click
note system captures what's being said at that exact moment in the
video. No need to pause or get distracted - just click and continue
watching! Review and organize your notes later. (3) AI Book
Recommendation Engine Don't know where to start? Tell our AI what
you want to learn ("I want to be a better public speaker" or "I
want to be more productive" or "I want to learn b2b sales"), and
it'll recommend the perfect books from our library. (4) Progress
Tracking & Gamification Stay motivated with achievement badges,
learning streaks, and a visual representation of your growing
knowledge base. See how many days have you been learning and which
books helped you more. Business Model We've adopted a freemium
approach: Free tier: 60 minutes of learning per day Premium:
$89/year or $13/month for unlimited access Where to Find Us Web
app: BookWatch.com iOS & Android apps: Search "BookWatch" in app
stores Check out our growing YouTube community Over 65,000 users
have learned with BookWatch and we have grown on youtube
organically to 100,000+ subscribers and 4.5M views! I'd love to
hear your thoughts and feedback! What books would you like to see
in visual format first? What features would make this even more
valuable for your learning journey? Thank you HN community!
Author : miranantamian
Score : 14 points
Date : 2025-02-21 08:17 UTC (14 hours ago)
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| dzianis_y wrote:
| Amazing, I'll try
| miranantamian wrote:
| Thank you!
| alexTs101 wrote:
| Ok this looks interesting enough to try!
| miranantamian wrote:
| Thanks!
| VN__ wrote:
| Looks good!
| miranantamian wrote:
| Thanks! Please give feedback once you used it!
| cclements wrote:
| Looks impressive. Any plans to offer other creators the ability
| to generate their own animations from text content like blogs or
| articles?
| miranantamian wrote:
| Yes but currently our software for generating videos is very
| optimized for book summaries so it will not be as good... But
| we can do that in the future for sure if b2c doesnt work :)
| miranantamian wrote:
| Check out a demo of the web app and the features here:
| https://www.loom.com/share/be2fd38790ea4797addd1bd31683eddd?...
| duneisagoodbook wrote:
| the emphasis on self-help snake oil leads me to believe you know
| that this system would fail under the weight of actual
| information. if you find success, it will be on the backs of
| marks you conned.
| miranantamian wrote:
| Not all self help books are like that. Self development changed
| my life. And that's just one of the categories we have. You can
| check psychology, history, science, startup books too. And we
| are adding more.
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