Comment I noticed this 40 years ago, with Reader's Digest (Score 1) 224
At the time, one of the most popular magazines was "Reader's Digest", which edited long articles into short three-page summaries. They did a pretty good job of it. They would often have a "condensed book" as well.
After reading the Reader's Digest versions of articles, though, it was difficult to go back to long-form reading. There's really nothing new here!