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I absolutely love this app. I read a lot and always look forward to my Readwise emails. It helps me remember items that I highlighted and also brings back great memories of some of my favorite books
I put as my only con - "Only as good as the original highlights" which really isn't a con, and of course makes sense - no other way this can work. Fortunately mine are pretty good, and my reading has been diverse. It's fascinating to me how one can read an entire book, highlighting away, but then just one sentence, viewed later, can be so profound/interesting/fun. It's so nice to have this random access into something I have invested my time in (the original highlighting) but was never quite sure how or if I would ever use.
The Readwise email is part of my daily morning ritual. Sometimes I share via Twitter and/or Facebook, and other times I simply get inspired! What a great return on all those highlights I accumulated, not knowing if I would ever do anything with them!
Great start to the day with a few quotes from old books. The team has been super responsive to feedback over email. Looking forward to it developing!
ReadWise plays an important role in my daily learning. As part of my workflow and habit, the daily update mail is super relevant and good. It really resurfaces my notes and highlights to not let my learnings go stale. Highly recommend it.
Amazon's web interface for accessing Kindle highlights is pretty unruly, so hoping this is a good alternative.
Readwise is just a really cool way to enhance your reading experience. I love the feeling when I highlight something now that I know I'm going to see it again.
The email digest is already one of my favorite things in my inbox, but I'm also really excited to see them continue building out the actual "hub" for my highlights. It has the chance to be the best record of your reading habits and thoughts on books.
I highly recommend all readers give it a try.
I've been using Readwise for several months, and it's had a more dramatic effect on my reading habits that anything since I got my first iPhone. If you want to capture the most important parts of what you read (and increase your chances of actually applying stuff), you should use it.
I use it almost exclusively with Kindle Highlights and Clippings. This is probably the best email I get everyday. I even used their blog to update my reading list.
If you have not tried this yet, please do!
I love it and can't wait to see what the future holds for Readwise.
Questions about Readwise
This largely depends on whether you are a voracious reader who owns multiple ebook platforms, and who does a lot of highlighting and note-taking.
For those users, Readwise will definitely be a worthwhile investment as it will help the user better retain and absorb information.
Readwise offers a 30 day free trial, after which- There are two pricing plan options: Readwise Lite ($4.49 per month, billed annually) and Readwise ($7.99 per month, billed annually). The main difference between the two is that the standard plan allows you to organize your highlights with tags and notes, export your highlights to Evernote or Notion, and get early access to beta features.
Prospective Readwise users need only sign up for their Readwise account and then sync it with their various reading platforms (Nook, Kindle, iBooks, etc.).
Users will then receive a daily email with several notable highlights from their readings to review.
Readwise is a service that helps you compile all the various highlights and notes that you take on various ebook platforms, and then conveniently sends you an email with a few of your top highlights each day. The point of this service is to promote better retention of one's ebooks and articles.
Readwise was the #2 Product of the Day on Product Hunt on September 6, 2018.