Amazing! Been wondering what to do with all the lessons and information I learn from books. This is a great way to keep that knowledge to look back on...I might use the same PDF markup workflow and save those to a Notion database.
Thank you for making this video! I’ve moved my reading to Kindle and love everything about it except trying to remember what I’ve learned from nonfiction library books. This was such a big help!
I could have sworn there was an annotate or notes option in the Kindle, but I can’t find it now and I never used it. You’re so organized, and your notes on the iPad were so clear. Great techniques Sensei. I enjoyed Born a Crime, I don’t have any notes for the aforementioned reasons.
Just discovered your channel today, watched this video and a couple of others from the channel, found them all to be really helpful and interesting, and now you have another subscriber! Thanks for doing these! (My Kindle Oasis is supposed to be delivered day after tomorrow.)
Thank you, I just got a paperwhite and I’m toying with how to annotate in it. I don’t have an iPad yet and typing on the paperwhite isn’t great, I’m t trying to figure out how to make the font bigger when I type notes. Anyway I’m looking forward to trying this out and figuring out how to get my notes into evernote.
Thanks for a great job. I purchased my Kindle Oasis last week and saw your video for the first time. This one is particularly resourceful. Again, thanks.
Thank YOU for the awesome comment! I really hope you enjoy The murmur of Bees. All these months after I read it, I can still say it is one of the top books of my year!
I'm glad you found it useful!! It's definitely not a feature that is advertised- I kind of just stumbled upon it one day, but it's super helpful since I borrow many of my ebooks form the library and they are eventually removed from my kindle.
I appreciate this soo much. I've been trying to learn how to annotate better on ebooks. And I have Segovia's book in Spanish staring at me in physical form.
I'm glad it helped!! haha, it's definitely worth the read, I promise. I bet it's even more beautiful in Spanish since the English version is a translation, but it was still amazing.
I annotate PDFs on my iPad Pro with GoodNotes 5. Also, you should consider producing your math content with Explain Everything on iPad for your students.
Hi Bintou, the Kindle Oasis we talked about in my comment and your response a couple of months ago has been great. I use it mainly for library ebooks. But it occurred to me that it might be very helpful if there were an app that could be used with an iPad and pencil to annotate library ebooks. Of course, the annotations would be lost when the ebooks are returned to the library, but they could still be helpful in improving understanding and retention of important concepts in the ebooks while I have them checked out with the Libby/Overdrive library app. Any ideas? And thanks again for doing these good videos.
Hmm, you make an interesting point! I've never tried reading Libby books on my iPad but I gave it a shot and it doesn't look like its possible to really do any sort of annotation on the Libby app (not even highlighting). At best, I can bookmark pages, but thats not super helpful. The best way around it seems to be to download the Kindle App on the iPad as well so you can still highlight text and create text notes as you read....and guess what?! If you have the latest version of iPad OS you can actually use your apple pencil to write in that text field. It will be converted to typed text when you're done writing, but it's still pretty neat! Plus, those notes can also be exported once you're done so you can save them even after returning the book. Thanks for your comment. I wouldn't have discovered that work around without your question!
Not sure what model of Kindle you’re using (I have 2015 Kindle Paperwhite) so may not be exactly the same procedure, but if you’re in your library (which sounds like you currently see as just a list of titles and author names), you should see “SORT” (near top-right corner on my Kindle). Click on that and you will be given the option to display books as “Grid” instead of “List”. It also gives you different sort options in terms of ordering of books. Hope it helps! 🦊📚🤓
@@readwithbintou Thank you for making the video! I've been part-time read on a Kindle for years, using the highlighting function but always struggling with various types of keyboard - whose only consistent feature has been how TERRIBLE and frustrating they are - but I don't think it really occurred to me to export and add annotations in another app. I need to try this system - my only concern is that I'll forget what I wanted to add to the various passages at the time 😂But perhaps if I can't remember, that highlight wasn't that important. 😄 Anyway, thanks for sharing - interesting and useful.
Thank you for this! Question: How do you solve the issue of citation? I am loving the Oasis but getting the highlights out and cited correctly is a mystery to me.
Good question! By citation, do you mean like the page number? I don't think that the export will show that information. The only place I can find it is in the kindle notes document on the device itself. That document can also be exported
I have...a book emergency. I have an elderly friend who's experienced a lot of very recent family tragedy. I wanted to send her a book and I actually found a couple that were very thoughtful and might be inspiring or uplifting. Then I realized that I purchased her these exact same books over her last tragedy and I need to regroup. I need something uplifting and inspiring that would appeal to any age group...that's not upsetting. I know it's a tall order. Oh...and I need quickly. Any ideas would be great ...I'm at a loss after my blunder.
Hmm, that is a hard question. Here are some of my favorite fiction books this year: The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older. I did a review on this book; it was one of the first books I read this year and I really enjoyed it. The Kiss Quotient is a fun contemporary romance book! (I'm realizing that I don't read many "Feel-good" books lol) As for nonfiction, I really enjoyed Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez and recently, The Story of More by Hope Jahren. I hope that was helpful
@@readwithbintou Thanks, Bintou. Yes, when I rolled through a lot of my favorite books I quickly began to see that many had dark elements that wouldn't be well suited. Interesting because I consider myself a light weight when it comes to heavy/dark books (and remember no horror..) But even some of my fave mystery fiction start with a byline like, "Caroline realized she was looking at the dead body of a stranger..." Me: Yeah, no..... Thanks so much for weighing in. I really appreciate it. I'll give those a look.
This is very interesting! Since you mainly read ebooks, what is the most you'll spend on an ebook? I just repurchased a Paperwhite....after debating whether I should get an Oasis or not.
Thats a good question...it depends. I am able to get probably 85% of the books I read for free through my library. I only buy an ebook if the wait at my library is too long or they don't have it and I don't want to wait for them to purchase it. Unfortunately, those kinds of ebooks are usually the expensive ones so I end up paying on average $10 for them. It only happens a handful of times a year, so I'm ok with it 😂
read.with.bintou I use my library 100% of the time and spend no more than $5 on Amazon. But you’re right sometimes the wait is too long at the library.
@@BookishIntrovert63 that is definitely the way to go! I'm always annoyed at having to spend more than a couple bucks on e-books because we're all so accustomed to them costing very little, but sometimes I'm left with no choice. 😅
I have a question regarding the case. Does it make it hard for you to hold the Kindle for long periods of time? I had a book case on it and there was no comfortable way to hold it. Does this case have the same problem? Really want to buy it.
I haven't had any issues with the case affecting how I hold the Kindle. I bought the amazon brand case. It's rather expensive, but it fits the device perfectly!
Excellent! Will share with my own students if you don't mind. (Don't delete the video Hihihi ) :-) I love to use the Kindle for annotating... a bit harder for PDFs though, I use Caliber to transform into a MOBI file (I think...) but that's not perfect either to get the reading experience of a printed PDF. It's bit is frustrating. Eventually... I'm supposed to have all my notes in "read.amazon.ca/notebook" but the pdf's don't show up. You see you've touched on a sore point! So I end up plugging my Kindle into my PC and access the notes from there. But when it comes to write and use those quotes... OMG so much better than the old days!
I am so glad you found it helpful!! I really stumbled upon that feature, but you're absolutely right- it's a game changer for using quotes. Annotating pdf documents on kindle is a nightmare I haven't tried lol. Using the iPad to annotate pdf documents has definitely been my preference- especially since the switch to remote learning. Helped me do my job so much easier.
A quote? Keeping in mind in a cynical old athiest. You have been warned. "I'm an honest to God agnostic who believes if the almighty really does exist, he ought to be ashamed of himself. "
Amazing! Been wondering what to do with all the lessons and information I learn from books. This is a great way to keep that knowledge to look back on...I might use the same PDF markup workflow and save those to a Notion database.
Thank you for making this video! I’ve moved my reading to Kindle and love everything about it except trying to remember what I’ve learned from nonfiction library books. This was such a big help!
I'm glad it was so helpful!!
Wow! You are a wealth of info! You are convincing me to get a kindle oasis. You remind me of an English Lit professor
I could have sworn there was an annotate or notes option in the Kindle, but I can’t find it now and I never used it. You’re so organized, and your notes on the iPad were so clear. Great techniques Sensei. I enjoyed Born a Crime, I don’t have any notes for the aforementioned reasons.
I had no idea you could export Kindle highlights! This was a great video 🔥
thank you!! It's definitely a feature that I kind of just stumbled upon, haha. but its super helpful
Just discovered your channel today, watched this video and a couple of others from the channel, found them all to be really helpful and interesting, and now you have another subscriber! Thanks for doing these! (My Kindle Oasis is supposed to be delivered day after tomorrow.)
Yay! I'm so glad to hear that you've been finding my videos helpful and congratulations on your new Kindle!!!! I truly hope you enjoy it :)
The library book annotations video would be awesome 😎
Thank you so much for this great tip. Just waiting on my Oasis and this will help so much.
Thanks for sharing! I'm pretty new to annotating, just using flag stickers on physical books at the moment.
I totally get that! That's precisely what I used to do/would do if i were using a physical book I owned. Thanks for sharing your ways with me!! 😊
Thank you, I just got a paperwhite and I’m toying with how to annotate in it. I don’t have an iPad yet and typing on the paperwhite isn’t great, I’m t trying to figure out how to make the font bigger when I type notes. Anyway I’m looking forward to trying this out and figuring out how to get my notes into evernote.
Thanks for a great job. I purchased my Kindle Oasis last week and saw your video for the first time. This one is particularly resourceful. Again, thanks.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you found it useful!! I'm planing another video on audiobooks on the kindle soon 😊
If you have a goodreads account, you can view your notes and highlights in there as well.
Excellent poont- I've noticed that feature on goodreads and it's super handy
I love this! I’ve been trying to annotate more on my kindle while reading fiction books. Love the idea of annotating further with the Apple Pencil.
I'm glad it was useful! I love annotating nonfiction- really makes me think about what I'm reading 😊
Thank you. I appreciate your book comments, I've downloaded The Murmur of Bees. Also, I love the color of your Kindle cover.
Thank YOU for the awesome comment! I really hope you enjoy The murmur of Bees. All these months after I read it, I can still say it is one of the top books of my year!
The three wise men: Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, and Jose Cuervo. Kudos, Bintou.
lol, i love it!
Thanks so much - if you don't mind - what type of Ipad/pencil do you have. I am in the market and wondering which one to get. Thanks!
Really helpful video! Needed this. Subscribed! ☺️
Yay! Thank you!
Thanks for the tips! I have an Oasis as well and didn't know you could export highlights - v useful!
I'm glad you found it useful!! It's definitely not a feature that is advertised- I kind of just stumbled upon it one day, but it's super helpful since I borrow many of my ebooks form the library and they are eventually removed from my kindle.
You keep intro short and your editing skill is nice 👍 your speech is clear . Keep going !
Thank you so much 🙂
I was looking for a video like this! Yay
Well then, I'm so glad you found it!! 🤗
This was a great video. I never knew you could export highlights from a kindle. I have an oasis as well.
thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful. Yes- exporting highlights and notes is so useful, especially on library books!!! How do you like your oasis?
I appreciate this soo much. I've been trying to learn how to annotate better on ebooks. And I have Segovia's book in Spanish staring at me in physical form.
I'm glad it helped!! haha, it's definitely worth the read, I promise. I bet it's even more beautiful in Spanish since the English version is a translation, but it was still amazing.
I am listening to learn more about using my Oasis.
thank you!
You are so awesome. Thanks!!!!
I can’t wait to do this on my kindle as well. Awesome tips.
I'm glad it was helpful!! ☺
what pdf editor do you use on the computer
Please do a video about annotating digital library books....this video was very helpful. Thank you
Great suggestion! Thank you and I'm glad you found this helpful :))
Hi! Can I ask you, how responsive is the oasis to highlight? My old paper white feels very sluggish...
I annotate PDFs on my iPad Pro with GoodNotes 5. Also, you should consider producing your math content with Explain Everything on iPad for your students.
I also have Goodnotes!! It's my usual go to; I hadn't heard of Explain Everything before. Thank you for the tip- definitely going to check it out!
I enjoy your videos!
thank you Melissa! I really appreciate it 😊
great job on this video!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful video!
Thank you very much! 😊
love this THANKYOU
Thank you, as well!!
Thank you for that very interesting I’ll try that thank you for sharing keep safe and well take care on your family 📚📚📚📖📖
Thank you Angela; I'm glad you found it interesting! You too!
read.with.bintou yes I did Thank you 😊
Hi Bintou, the Kindle Oasis we talked about in my comment and your response a couple of months ago has been great. I use it mainly for library ebooks. But it occurred to me that it might be very helpful if there were an app that could be used with an iPad and pencil to annotate library ebooks. Of course, the annotations would be lost when the ebooks are returned to the library, but they could still be helpful in improving understanding and retention of important concepts in the ebooks while I have them checked out with the Libby/Overdrive library app. Any ideas? And thanks again for doing these good videos.
Hmm, you make an interesting point!
I've never tried reading Libby books on my iPad but I gave it a shot and it doesn't look like its possible to really do any sort of annotation on the Libby app (not even highlighting). At best, I can bookmark pages, but thats not super helpful.
The best way around it seems to be to download the Kindle App on the iPad as well so you can still highlight text and create text notes as you read....and guess what?! If you have the latest version of iPad OS you can actually use your apple pencil to write in that text field. It will be converted to typed text when you're done writing, but it's still pretty neat!
Plus, those notes can also be exported once you're done so you can save them even after returning the book.
Thanks for your comment. I wouldn't have discovered that work around without your question!
@@readwithbintou Very helpful. Thanks!
How do you get all the covers to show up on your kindle? For some reason on mine the covers won't show up! Its super annoying.
Not sure what model of Kindle you’re using (I have 2015 Kindle Paperwhite) so may not be exactly the same procedure, but if you’re in your library (which sounds like you currently see as just a list of titles and author names), you should see “SORT” (near top-right corner on my Kindle). Click on that and you will be given the option to display books as “Grid” instead of “List”. It also gives you different sort options in terms of ordering of books.
Hope it helps! 🦊📚🤓
thank you for answering that question!!
@@foxedfolios Thank you so much!
@@readwithbintou Thank you for making the video! I've been part-time read on a Kindle for years, using the highlighting function but always struggling with various types of keyboard - whose only consistent feature has been how TERRIBLE and frustrating they are - but I don't think it really occurred to me to export and add annotations in another app. I need to try this system - my only concern is that I'll forget what I wanted to add to the various passages at the time 😂But perhaps if I can't remember, that highlight wasn't that important. 😄 Anyway, thanks for sharing - interesting and useful.
@@Jwomack7512 Welcome! 😊I hope it worked..😬😅
Só helpful for sure!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this! Question: How do you solve the issue of citation? I am loving the Oasis but getting the highlights out and cited correctly is a mystery to me.
Good question! By citation, do you mean like the page number? I don't think that the export will show that information. The only place I can find it is in the kindle notes document on the device itself. That document can also be exported
read.with.bintou got it! thank you!
I have...a book emergency. I have an elderly friend who's experienced a lot of very recent family tragedy. I wanted to send her a book and I actually found a couple that were very thoughtful and might be inspiring or uplifting. Then I realized that I purchased her these exact same books over her last tragedy and I need to regroup. I need something uplifting and inspiring that would appeal to any age group...that's not upsetting. I know it's a tall order. Oh...and I need quickly. Any ideas would be great ...I'm at a loss after my blunder.
Hmm, that is a hard question. Here are some of my favorite fiction books this year:
The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older. I did a review on this book; it was one of the first books I read this year and I really enjoyed it.
The Kiss Quotient is a fun contemporary romance book!
(I'm realizing that I don't read many "Feel-good" books lol)
As for nonfiction, I really enjoyed Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez and recently, The Story of More by Hope Jahren.
I hope that was helpful
@@readwithbintou Thanks, Bintou. Yes, when I rolled through a lot of my favorite books I quickly began to see that many had dark elements that wouldn't be well suited. Interesting because I consider myself a light weight when it comes to heavy/dark books (and remember no horror..) But even some of my fave mystery fiction start with a byline like, "Caroline realized she was looking at the dead body of a stranger..." Me: Yeah, no..... Thanks so much for weighing in. I really appreciate it. I'll give those a look.
This is very interesting! Since you mainly read ebooks, what is the most you'll spend on an ebook? I just repurchased a Paperwhite....after debating whether I should get an Oasis or not.
Thats a good question...it depends. I am able to get probably 85% of the books I read for free through my library. I only buy an ebook if the wait at my library is too long or they don't have it and I don't want to wait for them to purchase it. Unfortunately, those kinds of ebooks are usually the expensive ones so I end up paying on average $10 for them. It only happens a handful of times a year, so I'm ok with it 😂
read.with.bintou I use my library 100% of the time and spend no more than $5 on Amazon. But you’re right sometimes the wait is too long at the library.
@@BookishIntrovert63 that is definitely the way to go! I'm always annoyed at having to spend more than a couple bucks on e-books because we're all so accustomed to them costing very little, but sometimes I'm left with no choice. 😅
I have a question regarding the case. Does it make it hard for you to hold the Kindle for long periods of time?
I had a book case on it and there was no comfortable way to hold it. Does this case have the same problem? Really want to buy it.
I haven't had any issues with the case affecting how I hold the Kindle. I bought the amazon brand case. It's rather expensive, but it fits the device perfectly!
I found a nice channel.
Excellent! Will share with my own students if you don't mind. (Don't delete the video Hihihi ) :-)
I love to use the Kindle for annotating... a bit harder for PDFs though, I use Caliber to transform into a MOBI file (I think...) but that's not perfect either to get the reading experience of a printed PDF. It's bit is frustrating.
Eventually... I'm supposed to have all my notes in "read.amazon.ca/notebook" but the pdf's don't show up. You see you've touched on a sore point! So I end up plugging my Kindle into my PC and access the notes from there.
But when it comes to write and use those quotes... OMG so much better than the old days!
I am so glad you found it helpful!! I really stumbled upon that feature, but you're absolutely right- it's a game changer for using quotes.
Annotating pdf documents on kindle is a nightmare I haven't tried lol. Using the iPad to annotate pdf documents has definitely been my preference- especially since the switch to remote learning. Helped me do my job so much easier.
Woah. A second book with Verity in the title
A quote?
Keeping in mind in a cynical old athiest. You have been warned.
"I'm an honest to God agnostic who believes if the almighty really does exist, he ought to be ashamed of himself. "