It works pretty well for me but there are still bugs that need to be worked out. Having demonstrated that it can work, I’m hoping others can improve upon it. Once again, this is a prototype, a proof-of-concept that the automation can work. I use Keyboard Maestro for this on the Mac, but I don’t know what tool to use for this on Windows.
If you take notes on, say, the Kindle App on your iPad, and then sync across devices, the My Clippings.txt file on the Kindle device is not updated with those notes. It only works for notes taken on a Kindle device.It does not work with Kindle Apps, like the iPad or iPhone app. The solution only works with Kindle devices.One note is created per title on the Kindle, if said title has notes and highlight.Instead, it uses Evernote’s email functionality to email notes to your Evernote account, either creating new notes, or appending to existing notes. The prototype does not use the Evernote API.Automate this through the use of a Keyboard Maestro macro on the Mac.īefore I get into the details, let me talk about the limitations: Limitations of the prototype.Add or append notes in Evernote via email from the results of the parsed My Clippings.txt file.Written a Python script that can parse the My Clippings.txt file on a Kindle device.In other words, I hacked together a solution, and I present here as a prototype of what is possible, with the hope that others will take what I’ve done, and vastly improve upon it. But I did not have time to build a robust, end-to-end solution that will work smoothly and easily for everyone. I did it because I didn’t want to wait any longer. The above screenshots were captured from that automation, and I will share how it works below.
Well, actually, I’ve created some automation that does exactly that. I get one note for each book, and the note looks something like this: When I plug my Kindle into my computer to charge it, some process automatically updates Evernote with the notes and highlights I’ve taken since the last update. I read a book on my Kindle device, and make highlights along the way. In fact, what I want is something like this:
#Kindle book notes to evernote manual
Michael Hyatt has good instruction for one method for getting Kindle notes into Evernote, but it requires manual effort, and what I am looking for is something that is automated, that just works as part of the normal routine without taking any special steps. This seems like a huge gap just waiting to be filled. If you’ve been following along, you know that I’ve often despaired that there is no good way to automatically send Kindle notes and highlights to Evernote. What follows is for advanced users, although I hope that with help, we can make it a solution that just about anyone can use. I have tried to explain the process below methodically, and I apologize in advance for places where things get unclear. It is more than just an automation post, it is a kind of call to action for those interested in extending what I have done here. Since this is my 100th Going Paperless post, I have a special one planned for today. I promised this year that once a month, I’d post a more advanced “going paperless” automation post.
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