Library Notes

I am using LN for a week now. I like it very much. HTML-formating is uncomfortable for me as I don’t know html so far. A thing I miss is the Funktion of a „list of persons“, as separate part of a bookentry. I would like to have persons name(s) as header list and the descriptions as hidden text (pop up‘s). It would be very helpful if the entries would be sortable.

I tried Library Notes early last year and I fell in love with its simplicity and abundance of features. I have tried other paid options before, but they are way too limited in what they offer for free (I think the book limit is less than 20). What I would like to see added is an import feature for book collections. There is an app called Libby that lets you export all books read or unread as a CSV file or json file. Being able to import these into Library Notes, and take notes would make my reading experience that much more fruitful. I listen to audiobooks from Libby and it would be nice for the app to recognize audiobooks and playtimes. Anyway, I love the app nonetheless and the developer is great.

I do a lot of reading but sometimes it feels like it is going into a black hole. I think the review features in Library Notes may be the missing piece for me. I use Kindle highlights to save passages from books and Pocket to save articles. But once filed away, I only see them again if I go hunting. Library Notes has quick flashcards style reviews of quotes and the ability to make cloze deletions. This is a huge help in actually moving what I have read into longterm memory. I highly recommend this app.