Thanks to the Kindle, reading can now be a social experience. Can reading be a social experience? Can reading be a social experience? Reading has a reputation for being an isolated activity. We often think of people in pajamas or bathrobes, sunk in a huge armchair in front of a roaring fire, with a cup of… Read more. You can increase your social credit by sharing your Kindle notes and highlights with friends, and often a timely quote of shared wisdom can be an opportunity.
Today, this sharing process has never been easier:it's a one-touch process.
Your notes and highlights are the digital equivalents of scribbled margin notes and underlined passages. The correct citation tells your friends that this book is worth reading. But first, you need to link your Goodreads account to your Amazon account.
Keep in mind that highlights and notes that you make visible are available to friends and anyone who has access to your Goodreads profile. Notes and highlights are also limited to books purchased from Amazon and do not extend to personal documents.
You can also share notes and highlights directly from Kindle. Goodreads is a social network built around your reading. When you're on your desktop, you can start a discussion about the highlights and notes you share.
Have you benefited from this feature? Should the actions be about all kinds of books and not just e-books?
