Starting My First Book: The Evernote Book
Last week I sat down and started to look over websites dedicated to Evernote and realized that my article “100 different Evernote Uses” is still very popular compared to others. That got me thinking, why don’t I try to write more dedicated posts related to Evernote. Well, that got me to think even more and I realized that there are no Evernote books here in the US, and there is no one stop shop for Evernote that goes into great detail, including the Evernote website.
So after doing a bit of research, planning and talking with friends and family I have came to the conclusion that I will be writing a book on Evernote.
This book will start out as a web site that will get updated regularly and then published quarterly into an eBook. If the website and eBook become popular, I will look into publishing a printed version.
What will the Evernote book be about?:
I am sure you are wondering what this book will be about and why I chose Evernote. This book will cover everything, from what Evernote is, what features it has and what are some in-depth uses for it. I chose Evernote because it is, hands down, the one tool that I need with me where ever I go. I personally do not have the best memory and I don’t deny that this is a problem. However, ever since I got Evernote my memory has not only gotten better without Evernote (since I write it down, it actually stays in my memory longer), but I am able to do things in meetings and conversations that would not be possible with out it. For example, I have been in multiple meetings, both business and personal where I am able to grab hundreds of website designs within seconds, find a dog friendly park that is near by our current location, be able to order food to go, without knowing what I want, when I don’t have internet access or paper menu and I am not home.
The list of things that Evernote can do can go on forever. I am taking my knowledge of Evernote and how it helps my life and opening it up to the world to share why Evernote is a great tool and how it can improve your life.
If you want to find out more about the book or contribute in any way, feel free to contact me by posting comments here, sending me a message on Google Buzz, Twitter or visiting my company website.
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:03 pm
@Andrew best luck with this new challenge!!
In my case I'm very new to Evernote, just install it some days ago and was planing on start using it… so I'm looking forward to see this "web book".
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:05 pm
@Diego Cervo thank you. Until the books comes out you should check out my other Evernote articles on my book, especially the 100 different Evernote uses
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:09 pm
You keep posting about this service, so I finally checked in on it, looks pretty rad. Thanks @Andrew Maxwell
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:12 pm
@PB Fundamental Anytime.
If you guys have any questions about Evernote feel free to ask me here on buzz at any time. I am more than happy to share ideas and show you how you can use it for all kinds of things.
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I haven't seen the benefit of using Evernote yet. How is it superior to other tools? What are its deficits? (Answers are in the book?)
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:29 pm
@Karl Hansen The book is actually open which is why it will be free online.
Evernote is superior in a lot of ways, the best way is that Evernote easily integrates into all of your day to day tools and it can solve a lot of basic problems. For example, I have Evernote on my iPhone, my netbook, my Windows Desktop, on my mac, on any browser, chrome and firefox extensions, in Google Reader, connected to my scanner and you can send any note into evernote using email.
Now with that said it does have some deficits/weaknesses.
The formatting can get spotty at times, but they are working on that. The desktop client is slow when adding new tags even on a machine with 4gbs of ram, 2tb of hard drive space using windows 7 64bit and a dual core 2.4ghz processor. And there is no linux version.
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Great! Good luck.
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:38 pm
@Andrew Maxwell Thank you. Universal access is a compelling feature for a tool.
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I agree, being able to access my notes where ever I am is very useful and
since it is in the cloud it makes it possible to never worry about backups
too.
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July 1st, 2010 at 12:43 pm
@Andrew Maxwell: Good luck! Entrepreneur all the way. ;)
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July 1st, 2010 at 2:34 pm
That’s a fantastic idea! Looking forward to the website and book!
- Barry
July 1st, 2010 at 3:10 pm
I have used Evernote before. I have also used Springpad. I have both on my Nexus One.
Have you tried Springpad and compared it to Evernote?
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July 1st, 2010 at 3:13 pm
I have not use springpad but I will give it a shot. Thanks for sharing.
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July 1st, 2010 at 7:23 pm
the elephants nose should be UPturned. just do it! we can talk about it when I can type more better
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July 2nd, 2010 at 7:30 am
Nice… good goin' @Andrew Maxwell!!
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July 2nd, 2010 at 7:47 am
@Andrew Maxwell Trying Evernote a little more — works nice! Thanks for the encouragement.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 8:58 am
@Karl Hansen Anytime, the more you use Evernote the more it shines.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:18 am
Of my several tickler notes, "set up Evernote" is sitting in the one entitled "Someday" :)… maybe I need to upgrade it. Andrew (or other users), can you comment on why this is better than a personal database desktop app like Bento? Apart from the pro-cloud-backup arguments…
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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:30 am
@Kathi [d/b/a fuzzyscorpio] It is better because your notes are with you when you need them. So for me I make notes at home and these can be anything from general notes, to printer models, to pet food brand. This is nice so that I can remember it when I am home, but the power of Evernote makes it possible to see what kind of printer model you have or dog food while you are at the store. This helps to eliminate any guessing or trying to remember things on the go.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:57 am
Thanks Andrew. I guess that means Evernote gets moved to a new tickler list entitled "after I get a smartphone." ;)
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July 2nd, 2010 at 1:07 pm
@Andrew Maxwell, I'm using iPhone and sometimes I read some interesting articles (usually linked through Twitter app). I'm wondering if there's a way to upload the article to Evernote for later. Right now, I use Read Later (from Instapaper).
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July 2nd, 2010 at 2:34 pm
@Christian Y t kind of articles are you referring to? I use Evermote and a Read it Later replacement.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 3:29 pm
@Andrew Maxwell, oh let's say there's a link from one of the people I follow on twitter. I click that url (within twitter app on iPhone). Then I get to the url right which can be from anywhere, e.g. Engadget, Gizmodo, etc. I'm wondering if there's a direct way like Instapaper's 'Read Later' but for Evernote. Instapaper is good but I want everything to be in one place, i.e. Evernote.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 3:44 pm
There is a Chrome extensions which will allow you to select the text you want to clip or you can clip the entire page and it will keep as much formatting as possible. This is how I use it. It also works well for bookmarking.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 3:47 pm
I use a nexus one and I am able to open the url in the browser and then select on how I want to "share" the link. One option for me is to put it to an application that allows that, such as Evernote or Springpad.
Note that I am not using android's stock browser. I am using the Dolphin HD browser.
Right now I am using Springpad along with Evernote. I will say that I am liking Springpad more and more. You can even get Springpad for the iPhone and the iPad as well as use their site.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Great idea, and good luck on the venture.
Only problem I see is that uses for Evernote keep multiplying like rabbits. Should keep you busy with a new updated version every year.
We’ll be looking for your progress.
Slim
July 3rd, 2010 at 7:37 am
@Andrew Maxwell, thanks! My case is on the iPhone. Recently, I've been working a lot on my iPhone especially since I can use my bluetooth keyboard with it. It can do pretty much anything. I like it. I may try Android in the future, :-)
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July 4th, 2010 at 4:33 am
Android rules!!!
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July 5th, 2010 at 5:04 am
In your book, consider entering good use cases. Evernote, the company, posts the same one over and over – that is – they pick a topic and then they say they put everything related to that topic into Evernote (ex. planning a wedding…put in photos of flowers, contacts of vendors and people partcipating in the wedding, possible venues). Sure. What makes EN much more interesting is the use of one or more tags, Notebooks, Saved Searches, adding To-Dos…working with 3rd parties that can interact with EN data….
These features make EN much more interesting but are rarely discussed. Good luck. Very simple example: I keep all of my passwords in EN, each in an encrypted note. I give it the tag “Passwords.” I have several hundred tags, but I use about 10 of these daily. So those 10, including Passwords, are Saved Searches. So it takes me a second to get to all of my passwords.
Miles
July 12th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Do it! How about proposing it to The Missing Manual folks or doing a series on Apps.
July 25th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
I think I may consider doing this for a series of different apps if my website and book http://www.theevernotebook.com take off. Right now the website looks pretty ugly and basic but I am focusing on getting good content first and then I will put up the new website design. I am currently working on 3 different website designs, one for the desktop, one for mobile phones and a 3rd for tablet and netbooks.
August 22nd, 2010 at 9:45 am
Once again a very good written post from you. Keep it up!