Save Your Kindle Reading Notes — Organize in Evernote

This is a quick little tip on how to save notes from books you read on your mobile device.

Are you a Kindle user or an Kindle app user? It’s my go-to for reading. I love to read books on my iPad and even sometimes on my phone. The advantages are:

• I can make the text as large as I like to avoid eye strain
• The entire book is searchable
• It’s easier to take multiple books with you on a trip when they’re stored digitally
• My sometimes fickle mind may or may not wish to read the book I chose to bring with me, so it’s great to have a selection of books
• Kindle books are generally less expensive than their paperback or hardback counterparts

Even if you don’t have a Kindle device, the free Kindle app works well on both iOS and Android tablets and phones, and on my laptop as well.

It took me some time to discover this, but I realized that the passages I highlight are actually stored in the cloud in my Amazon account. As many of the books I read are work related, I like to keep notes for future reference. Here’s how I do it.

Once you’ve opened the book, highlight the passage you want to save — choose whichever color you like.