{"id":980,"date":"2017-05-01T16:28:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T15:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidwithington.com\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2017-05-01T20:51:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T19:51:26","slug":"how-to-save-kindle-highlights-evernote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/how-to-save-kindle-highlights-evernote\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Save Kindle Highlights to Evernote"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kindle<\/a><\/p>\n

Got lots of those yellow<\/span> and orange<\/span>\u00a0highlights in your Kindle book, and want to read them all on one page?<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s an easy way\u00a0<\/strong>to do that.<\/span><\/p>\n

It gives me a neat Evernote page<\/em> with my notes laid out just how I like them.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Google search will reveal a few ways to export your Kindle notes into Evernote. Most go into lots of details. Many are complex methods. Some need you to download a Chrome extension.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I thought I’d share my simple method.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s how I do it:<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Export Kindle Highlights\u00a0into Evernote<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Open your Kindle book on the iPad app.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Touch the page, and then click the notes<\/em> symbol at the top.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Click the export<\/em> symbol at the top, and select Email.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. An email opens. Send it to your own<\/em> email address.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Open the text file<\/em> in the new email that’s just arrived from you.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Copy the text and paste into Evernote.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Delete the bits you don’t want to see, and make the font just how you like it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Read your lovely new notes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Simple, but very\u00a0effective.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Oh, and it’s pretty much similar on an Android device.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Now, here are some screenshots to walk you through it in 5 easy steps…<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \"Click<\/a>
    Touching the page on your Kindle app reveals the icons. Click the “notes” icon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    \"Exporting<\/a>
    Select “Email”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"Export<\/a>
    Select a Citation Style (I choose “none”) and click “Export”. Then email it to yourself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    \"Paste<\/a>
    Paste your Kindle highlights into Evernote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"Blog<\/a>
    Tidy it up and select a nice font<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Why I Export Kindle Highlights into Evernote<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Hey, you can probably guess I love reading good books.<\/span><\/p>\n

    And when I get involved in a book, I find myself making lots of highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n

    With a traditional paper book, it’s easy to glance back through all those yellow<\/span> and orange<\/span> highlights. But with a Kindle, it’s rather difficult. Plus, the Kindle\u00a0itself doesn’t always display the full text\u00a0of each highlight.<\/span><\/p>\n

    But by exporting the Kindle highlights into Evernote, I can read the text in full,\u00a0remind myself of the important life-lessons, and remember why I enjoyed the book so much.<\/span><\/p>\n

    One More Kindle-Evernote Tip<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Anyway, to finish, here’s another Kindle-Evernote tip (generous today, or what?):<\/span><\/p>\n

    Whilst you’re reading, use an Evernote page to summarise what’s important\u00a0to you. <\/span><\/p>\n

    At the end of the book, read those notes. It’ll help your new-found knowledge to sink in much better.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Your Kindle Book Tips<\/span><\/h2>\n

    So what are your tips for remembering what you read? <\/span><\/p>\n

    Share a tip in the comment box below. I’d love to hear your thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n