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What is your workflow on eBooks? Do you anotate them? Are there any open standards that are useful? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am slowly getting back into reading, and as a minimalist, I dislike the idea of having (or carrying) books, aside from very special ones, of course.

Is there a nice system to organize (maybe even sync) ebook information; and I mean not only bookmarking where you left, but actually notes, highlights, etc? I'd like it to be pretty "universal", so I don't depend on propietary stuff, and I can retrieve those notes 20 years from now (why else would I want to write some notes, right?).

Also, a bit off-topic for this sub, but... how do you read? E-readers? Tablets? Software choices?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

after ~~reading~~ hearing of studies that came to the conclusion that highlighting and adding notes is for nothing, I try to form the habit to summerize thoughts in my own words; and for fiction books write a short review after reading it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can you link me the study? I annotate like crazy, even on non academic stuff. I thought it would help remember some of this stuff.

Or atleast a keyword to search for would be good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

it does help but more active methods are more effective. cannot find the one i heard about, but it seems to be quite well researched, this is one such study https://www.rica.nsw.edu.au/resources/effective-studying/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks. It seems like I'll need to go back to handwriting notes.