--- title: Kindle Organizing Notes description: Kindle Organizing Notes --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/04/19/kindle-organizing-notes#) [MEDIA](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/media) # Kindle Organizing Notes Apr 19, 2013 7:00:33 AM  |  by [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard) [![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TechTalk-sized-652.png?width=326&height=244&name=TechTalk-sized-652.png "TechTalk sized")](http://catholicmom.com/?attachment_id=34341)I do quite* *a bit of reading. Up until recently, I was convinced that paper books were the way to go. And then I thought [an iPad would solve all my "I want to read it electronically" problems](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2012/01/17/tech-talk-kindle-love). [![kindle love](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/kindle-love-534x400-1.jpg?width=374&height=280&name=kindle-love-534x400-1.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/kindle-love.jpg) Then, slowly, I started to think about how some of the "just like real paper" e-readers might be handy. I ended up[ getting one of the simple non-glowing-screen-versions last year](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2012/01/17/tech-talk-kindle-love), and I had a chance to find out just how having a pocket-sized bookcase at my fingertips could change the reading game for me. One thing I quickly found, though, was that books could get lost in the shuffle. I needed to get things organized so I wouldn't lose or forget what books I was supposed to be reading or wanted to read next. It seemed silly to keep written lists (in part because a certain child kept snagging my scrap of paper for drawing or a certain mom around the house (me!) kept throwing away the scraps of paper). My key to organizing titles on my Kindle was using collections as bookshelves. I have one collection titled "0current" for the books I'm currently reading. (The "0" in the front assures it's always at the top of the list.) Some other collections I have: - Review fiction to read - Review nonfiction to read - Catholic books - Classics - GK (as in Chesterton) - P.G. Wodehouse (a new discovery of mine who I plan to devour) - Reference - Dictionaries Since books can be in more than one collection at a time, I can cross-shelve in a way that's not possible on my physical bookshelves. I "archive" (aka "remove from device") most of the books I finish reading. I have not been a big re-reader so far in my life and probably more than half of the books I read I won't reread. I trust I'll be able to find them again through the power of search engine smarts. **Another helpful tidbit for organizing on your Kindle:** - [A handy website for converting files to mobi (and other) formats](http://www.convertfiles.com/convert/ebook/EPUB-to-MOBI.html) - I'm not such a fan of reading PDFs on my Kindle. Be warned, sometimes the converted files aren't pretty. That said, I use this site all. the. time. ***Copyright 2013 Sarah Reinhard*** ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F04%2F19%2Fkindle-organizing-notes%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F04%2F19%2Fkindle-organizing-notes%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F04%2F19%2Fkindle-organizing-notes%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Kindle%20Organizing%20Notes) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F04%2F19%2Fkindle-organizing-notes%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F04%2F19%2Fkindle-organizing-notes%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/Contriubutors/SARAH%20REINHARD.jpeg) ### [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard) When she’s not chasing kids, chugging coffee, or juggling work, Sarah Reinhard’s usually trying to stay up read just one … more … chapter. She writes and works in the midst of rural farm life with little ones underfoot. She is part of the team for the award-winning *Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion*, as well as the author of [a number of books](http://sarahreinhard.com/my-books/). ## Related Blog Articles [ Meet Katharine Grubb, Author of Falling for Your Madness Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2012/12/14/meet-katharine-grubb-author-of-falling-for-your-madness) [ Bite-Sized Sanity, Courtesy of Chesterton Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2012/03/02/bite-sized-sanity-courtesy-of-chesterton) [ Book Talk, Labor Day Weekend Edition Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2014/09/02/book-talk-labor-day-weekend-edition) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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