There’s a distinction between reading to pick up information and reading to truly understand.
As it turns out, your iPad is a perfect equipment for reading and annotating documents.
GoodReader
GoodReader is a comprehensive file manager that lets you access, manage, organize, and read documents.
If you often deal with PDFs, this app is essential for your toolkit.
It gives you many reading options, renders PDF beautifully, and has built-in editing and annotation tools.
From the popup menu that appears, chooseHighlight.
Tap again to change the highlight color, copy the text, or delete it altogether.
If you wish to add a note, choose the text again and chooseComment.
TheLocationfeature gives you a popup view of document bookmarks, outlines, andannotations.
Tap theEmailbutton to export the annotation summary to your note-taking app.
TheSettingsbutton lets you customize what you want to include/exclude in summary.
What GoodReader Offers
Download:GoodReader($5.99, subscription available)
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LiquidText
Traditional workflows involve using multiple tools: a reader and a file manager to organize documents.
plus a note-taking app to outline your thoughts.
That’s a lot to keep track of.
LiquidText is a PDF viewer designed for non-linear reading.
How LiquidText Works
Start by importing documents from either the Files app or built-in web online window.
This workspace is the area where you might keep excerpts, notes, and images.
Highlight a sentence and tapAutoExcerpt, then LiquidText will pull the excerpt to your workspace.
Tap the excerpt and chooseCommentfrom the popup menu to add a note.
you’re free to pinch or shrink the material to compare different sections.
And if you repeat the above procedure across multiple documents, you might start building connections.
Finally, tap theSharebutton to share your annotations as a DOCX file.
Unique Features of LiquidText
Download:LiquidText(Free, premium version available)
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MarginNote
MarginNote is both a PDF and EPUB viewer that helps you better learn and digest your books.
you could organize and connect knowledge from different aspects into a mindmap.
And with the built-in flashcard system, you could memorize the content more efficiently.
How to Use MarginNote
MarginNote is a hierarchical document management system.
The right panel is the corresponding view of those tabs.
TheStudymode has both outline and mind-map views.
The former becomes useful when you want to brush up the important concepts.
The latter panel lets you make connections between different ideas.
Try tappingShare > Add to Card Deckto generate a flashcard based on your notes for studying various concepts.
MarginNote Unique Features
Download:MarginNote($13, free trial available)
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The reading environment is customizable according to your needs.
After this, select a color from the highlighting tool.
To add a note, tap the highlighted text, thenNote.
When the note window appears, punch in in your notes and tapSave.
Head toKindle Notebookto see all highlights with their location (or real page) number.
The Kindle app limits the ability to export highlights and notes.
In most cases, the limit set is 10 percent.
To bypass this, try outBookcisionorClippings.ioto extract your annotations.
Unique Features of Kindle
Download:Amazon Kindle(Free)
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Diigo
We spend a lot of time reading content online.
Diigo is a knowledge management tool that provides you with a system to improve your information workflow.
It’s a must-have tool for knowledge workers, writers, and students.
The Diigo app is a spin-off of the Chrome web app.
To create a highlight, drag the marker to the end of a sentence or paragraph.
In the popup that appears, tapHighlight.
Tap the text again to change the color of a highlight or selectNoteto add an anchored comment.
After marking up, navigate to your bookmark inMy Library, tap theMorebutton, and selectEmail to.
Annotation is easy to do, but tricky to get right.
For more help, read thisguide to using digital annotations effectively.
