READ FIRST: Overview and sync process¶

Overview¶

This is a knowledge base of my highlights and notes from books I have read or am currently reading on Kindle.

Feel free to also check out my Goodreads profile for additional details about particular books on my "shelf."

Key¶

Sync process¶

The following describes how I sync my highlights and notes on my Kindle to Obsidian and then publish them to this site.

1. Sync highlights and notes from Kindle to Obsidian¶

The Obsidian Kindle Plugin generates these pages, syncing highlights and notes to my Obsidian vault.

To ensure I have the most updated version of my Kindle highlights and notes in Obsidian, a script runs on a daily basis to do the following:

1. Delete the .md files in the Obsidian folder where the contents of this vault live.
2. Open the vault.
3. Wait about 15 minutes for Kindle highlights and notes to re-sync.
4. Close the vault.

That script is based on app-open-close-script.

2. Sync highlights and notes from Obsidian to local GitHub folder¶

A script runs on a daily basis to sync any new highlights and notes with this GitHub repository.

That script is based on remove-copy-folder-scripts.

3. Sync highlights and notes from local GitHub folder to GitHub-hosted repository¶

After the previous script runs, another script runs to sync any new highlights and notes from my local GitHub folder to my GitHub-hosted repository.

That script is based on commit-submit-merge-script.

Plugin templates¶

After installing the Obsidian Kindle Plugin in Obsidian, you can configure templates. The plugin provides default templates for both "File template" and "Highlights template."

The following are my customiozed templates.

File template¶

# {{longTitle}}

## Metadata

 | Syntax | Description |
 | ---------- | ---------- |
 | {% if url %}**Title** | [{{longTitle}}]({{url}}){% endif %} |
 | {% if authorUrl %}**Author** | [{{author}}]({{authorUrl}}){% elif author %}[[{{author}}]]{% endif %} |
 | {% if appLink %}**Book on Kindle** | <a href="{{appLink}}" target="_blank">Open in Kindle</a>{% endif %} |
 | **Tags** | #Kindle #books |

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{{highlights}}

Highlights template¶

## Highlight

{{ text }}
- Location: [{{ location }}]({{appLink}})

{% if note %}### Note
{{note}}{% endif %}

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