Business book readers earn 2.3 times
and get management jobs

• This study finds that more business book readers are earning $60-100k and $100k and above than the national average


• 31% vs. 21% in the $60-100k bracket
• 27% vs. 15% in the $100k+ bracket (that’s almost twice as many business book readers!)


• So reading business book summaries can help you join the ranks of these people who are earning higher than the national average.

• This study finds that people who read business summaries also tend to have been better educated than those who don’t read them


• According to the U.S. Dep’t of Labor and a survey by Yahoo! Chief Solutions Officer Tim Sanders, business people who read at least 7 business books a year earn over 2.3 times more than people who read only 1 book per year.


• According to the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics, good readers generally have more financially rewarding jobs.


• More than 60% of employed Proficient readers have jobs in management, or in the business, financial, professional, and related sectors .
• Only 18% of Basic readers are employed in those fields. Proficient readers are 2.5 times as likely as Basic readers to be earning $850 or more a week .


• Less advanced readers report fewer opportunities for career growth.


• 38% of Basic readers said their reading level limited their job prospects.
• The percentage of Below-Basic readers who reported this experience was 70%.
• Only 4% of Proficient readers reported this experience.


• Deficient readers are more likely than skilled readers to be out of the workforce.


• More than half of Below-Basic readers are not in the workforce.
• 44% of Basic readers lack a full-time or part-time job—twice the percentage of proficient readers in that category


• These studies have found that proficient readers:


• Earn more
• Have management or professional positions
• Career advancement
• Always had a job


• Plus, it’s easy and quick to pick up the information you need from our summaries! Reading business books can take you all too long, and you need to be able to act and think fast these days!


• Executives Want More Time for Reading


• At least half of this group devotes upwards of 4 hours of reading time per week to stay current and informed


• More than half of them are reading while traveling, and 75% read at home on their own time


• Bersin and Associates Study: How Executives Stay Informed, A Study of Resources Used and Time Spent Locating Critical Business Information


• 49% had titles of CEO, senior VP, or VP 51% had director-level titles


• 26% worked in organizations with more than 5,000 employees 74% worked in organizations with fewer than 5,000 employees


• 71% of the respondents felt that they were well informed, but devote a significant amount of time to this process.


• 37% spend more than 4 hours per week searching for information to stay informed and current


• This translates into $1,000 or more per week in time lost through information searches


• To save time, you could search the internet, but you can’t always be sure of what you get online…


• Internet Recognized as Important Business Tool for Today’s Executives


• The vast majority use the Internet as a business tool to obtain critical information


• However:


• “There is too much invalidated information”.


• Approximately half of the responses indicated frustration at “too much information”


• Content from trusted sources is more valuable to executives


• Content And Delivery Method Are Critical Factors for Executives


• Executives look for resources that are short and to the point.


• Timeliness is critical for demanding executives.


• You can use the vast array of the business knowledge and wisdom our summaries provide to spur your personal and professional development!


• Executives demand information from a variety of sources.


• Traditional books and training does not meet this demand.


• Learning on-demand is a key new solution.


• Online resources and search meet this demand.


• Here are some benefits realized from using book summaries taken from our survey:





• Lastly, some testimonials:


• "....a must-have executive productivity tool." - CNNMoney.com


• "to those who want to keep up but are too busy to read the barrage of business titles" - Washington Post


• “Education on the fly” - New York Times


• “CliffNotes For Adults” - Fast Company


• “All of your summaries look great. I include them in some of my seminar materials.” - Brian Tracy, bestselling author of TurboStrategy, Many Miles to Go and Focal Point.


• "The professionals at BusinessSummaries.com do the seemingly impossible.  They take the detailed content of a business book, cull that content down to its essence, and present the summary in a concise and compelling way.  I am honored that the team at BusinessSummaries.com has applied their skills to my published works.  Not only have they brought the core concepts of my books to life, but in turn their summaries have piqued the interest of business book buyers driving enhanced book sales.  I will keep writing business books and hope that BusinessSummaries.com will continue to partner with me through their keenly insightful consolidations of my work." - Joseph Michelli, PhD, author of The Starbucks Experience, The New Gold Standard, and When Fish Fly