Adding notes

20LEgend · 02-09-2011, 08:03 PM

Forgive me if I am asking s dumb question but what is the idea of leaving notes in a book?
Apart from maybe a student for study purposes it seems like writing in a book which surely you wouldn't do.

kranu · 02-09-2011, 08:19 PM

A lot of people like to highlight and write notes on the margin. The Kindle simulates this...

TheKindleWorm · 02-10-2011, 02:24 AM

- authors who are researching a topic
- students taking notes for an essay / exam / dissertation
- correcting a book with errors
- the act of note-taking helps some people to engage with a book
- adding in something random like a shopping list because you just thought of it

I've been "guilty" of the last one many times.

Personally I'm an active reader and I get more out of books when I make notes rather than just reading it from cover to cover. Fiction, I tend to just read - although if there's a spelling or typo, I have to correct it!

sirmaru · 02-10-2011, 09:45 AM

After finishing a book one can go to the internet site:

https://kindle.amazon.com/your_reading

and review flash cards of all your notes and highlights. One can then copy them to chat rooms and forums for discussion purposes.

ProfCrash · 02-10-2011, 10:32 AM

If I am reading a series that is reasonably complicated I will sometimes highlight a passage when a new character is introduced or something major happens. That way I can do a quick note review if I start to lose track of the moving parts.

20LEgend · 02-10-2011, 04:56 PM

Ahhh, makes total sense. Thanks guy's for great answers.

02-09-2011, 08:03 PM	#1
20LEgend Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: kindle 3	Adding notes Forgive me if I am asking s dumb question but what is the idea of leaving notes in a book? Apart from maybe a student for study purposes it seems like writing in a book which surely you wouldn't do.

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02-09-2011, 08:19 PM	#2
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	A lot of people like to highlight and write notes on the margin. The Kindle simulates this...

02-10-2011, 02:24 AM	#3
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	- authors who are researching a topic - students taking notes for an essay / exam / dissertation - correcting a book with errors - the act of note-taking helps some people to engage with a book - adding in something random like a shopping list because you just thought of it I've been "guilty" of the last one many times. Personally I'm an active reader and I get more out of books when I make notes rather than just reading it from cover to cover. Fiction, I tend to just read - although if there's a spelling or typo, I have to correct it!

02-10-2011, 09:45 AM	#4
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	After finishing a book one can go to the internet site: https://kindle.amazon.com/your_reading and review flash cards of all your notes and highlights. One can then copy them to chat rooms and forums for discussion purposes.

02-10-2011, 10:32 AM	#5
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	If I am reading a series that is reasonably complicated I will sometimes highlight a passage when a new character is introduced or something major happens. That way I can do a quick note review if I start to lose track of the moving parts.

02-10-2011, 04:56 PM	#6
20LEgend Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: kindle 3	Ahhh, makes total sense. Thanks guy's for great answers.

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