Kirill Oleinichenko

Bookov's AI summaries - AI summaries for any book — no file needed

AI summaries of ANY book — no file required, just title and author. Decide if a book is worth your time. Get key ideas before reading. Refresh memory of books you've read.

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Kirill Oleinichenko

Hey Product Hunt! 👋

We're Kirill and Yaroslav, the team behind Bookov.

The problem:
Blinkist has ~5,000 pre-written summaries. Great for bestsellers. But what about that niche technical book? That classic Russian novel? That obscure recommendation from a friend? You're stuck.

Our solution: ANY book, YOUR choice of AI

Add any book — search our catalog or enter title and author manually. Our AI agent researches everything available online and generates a comprehensive summary. The more complete the metadata, the more accurate the result.

3 ways readers use it:
1. Before buying: Is this book worth my time?
2. Before reading: Get key ideas to read more actively
3. After reading: Refresh memory and retain more

Why multiple AI models?
Each model has its personality:
- Claude catches literary subtext and nuance
- GPT excels at business & technical content
- Gemini is fast and budget-friendly
- Grok offers unique perspectives on controversial topics

17 models total. Why lock you into one?

Genre-aware summaries:
We built 20 genre specializations. Sci-Fi summaries can include world-building and technology details. Mystery summaries can hide spoilers while explaining the crime setup. Non-fiction gets actionable takeaways.

Honest pricing:
- The reading app is completely free
- Only AI summaries cost credits
- 10 FREE credits on signup
- Budget models: 1 credit per summary (~$0.10)
- Premium models: up to 12 credits
- Packs from $0.99 (10 credits) to $29.99 (1000 credits)

No subscriptions. Pay only when you need more.

The free reading app includes:
- Book search (millions of titles)
- EPUB/FB2/PDF reader with themes
- Quotes & notes with export
- Personal library with shelves
- No ads, ever

Try it free — 10 credits waiting for you. Would love your feedback!

Thanks for checking out Bookov 🙏

Nastassia
Congrats on the launch! Love this idea, both as an avid reader and as a former book scout 👓
Kirill Oleinichenko

@nastassia_k Thank you for your support! 💚

Victor Grdr

@kirillgreen congrats on the launch, super curious if you have thought on providing personalized summaries so it fits better the readers' preferences?

Kirill Oleinichenko

@victor_eth hi Victor! They are already personalized. You can choose what are you interested in in a specific book. Or what did you mean?

Victor Grdr

@kirillgreen thank you! The genre selection definitely helps!
I was just asking because I'm playing around context engineering and I think that if you could connect your users email and extract preferences, past book purchases... you could give personalized recommendations with a bit of a "wow" effect, but yeah again big congrats on shipping this. happy to share contact if you want to discuss more about user personalization