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Solve the problem of "I read it before, but can't remember the content"

Record summaries and review them occasionally to refresh your memory quickly.
Without re-reading the entire book, just reading your summary brings the content back to life.

  • Those studying for certification exams who struggle with forgetting over time
  • Those experiencing age-related memory decline
  • Avid readers who aren't leveraging content from past books

Reading Forest is a tool for efficiently managing reading records and refreshing your memory. Here we introduce anticipated use cases and scenarios.

Personal Plan Examples

Reading Forest can be utilized in various scenarios.

Avid Readers
Never forget what you read
Solve the problem of "I read it before but can't remember the content." By reviewing your summaries occasionally, you can refresh your memory quickly without re-reading the entire book.
  • Record summaries to refresh memory
  • Search past records by title or author
  • Save to Google Drive for multi-device access
Business Book Readers
Apply learnings to practice
For those who want to turn insights from business books into action plans and put them into practice.
  • Record learnings as action plans
  • Add implementation results to notes
  • Review periodically for reinforcement
Students Writing Reports/Theses
For exam prep and reference management
For those studying for certification exams. By reviewing summaries occasionally, you can refresh your memory even after time passes. Efficiently manage citations and references.
  • Refresh memory with summaries
  • Record quotes with page ranges
  • Find citations quickly with keyword search
Teachers & Educators
Manage recommended books
For educators who want to find recommended books for students or manage teaching materials.
  • Classify by age group/genre with tags
  • Find recommended books quickly with search
  • Print book list for recommendations
Engineers Reading Technical Books
For programming & algorithm study
For engineers who want to efficiently record and search knowledge from technical books. Format and record mathematical formulas and code.
Example: $O(\log n)$ → $O(\log n)$
  • Beautiful formula display with MathJax
  • Export in Markdown format
  • Classify by technical field with tags
Researchers
For literature management
For researchers who want to organize literature referenced in papers and manage citations.
  • Beautiful formula display with MathJax
  • Create bibliography with BibTeX export
  • Cross-search multiple sources by keyword
Building Reading Habits
Keep reading every day
For those who want to make reading a habit. Visualize your reading progress with graphs to stay motivated.
  • Visualize reading volume with graphs
  • Record completion dates for review
  • Stay motivated to continue
Test & Exam Preparation
Efficient study notes
For students preparing for exams who want to organize key points from textbooks and review efficiently before tests.
  • Record key points efficiently
  • Review summaries before tests
  • Organize by subject with tags
Kids' Reading Management
Book reports & reading logs
Help your children build reading habits and prepare for book reports. Record books and thoughts to nurture a love of reading.
  • Track number of books read
  • Use as draft for book reports
  • Share reading records with parents

Group Plan Examples

With Group Plans, families and organizations can share and manage reading records.

Building Family Reading Habits
Share reading records between parents and children
For families who want to manage everyone's reading records centrally and share book recommendations.
  • Visualize children's reading with graphs
  • Share recommended books between parents and children
  • Understand family reading trends
University Seminar Literature Management
Share references among all seminar members
For research labs that want to manage references across the entire seminar and share research-useful information.
  • Organize literature by research theme
  • Share citation passages among members
  • Create seminar recommended reading lists
Corporate Book Clubs
Share learning outcomes across the team
For companies that want to share thoughts and learnings from books read in internal book clubs or training.
  • Manage recommended reading lists as a team
  • Centralize book club records
  • Visualize learning outcomes with graphs
Book Clubs
Share records among all members
For groups that want to share thoughts on assigned books among all book club members and deepen discussions.
  • Share thoughts on assigned books among members
  • Record discussion points
  • Create lists of candidate books for next time
Schools & Tutoring Centers
Centrally manage student reading records
For educational institutions that want to cultivate student reading habits and provide effective reading guidance.
  • Manage student reading records
  • Share recommended reading lists
  • Visualize reading volume with graphs
Library Committees & Circles
Create a database of recommended books
For organizations that want to share recommended book information and energize their activities.
  • Create a database of recommended books
  • Share impressions among members
  • Classify by genre with tags

Specific Use Scenarios

Let us explain how Reading Forest can help with specific scenarios.

Technical Book Learning Scenario

Profile: An engineer who reads 50+ technical books per year
Expected Usage Methods
  • Record formulas using MathJax (e.g., $O(\log n)$ → $O(\log n)$)
  • Export notes in Markdown format
  • Classify with tags like "#algorithm" "#Python"
  • Search and reference past notes during implementation
Expected Benefits

You can efficiently search and reference content from previously read technical books, potentially improving learning efficiency.

Report/Thesis Writing Scenario

Profile: A university student reading many sources for their thesis
Expected Usage Methods
  • Always record page numbers when citing
  • Manage with tags like "thesis" "reference"
  • Organize files by author
  • Create bibliography with BibTeX export
Expected Benefits

You can quickly find relevant citations from past reading notes during thesis writing, potentially streamlining the writing process.

Business Book Application Scenario

Profile: Someone who wants to apply business books to practice
Expected Usage Methods
  • Record learnings from each book as "action plans"
  • Add implementation results to notes
  • Review past notes monthly for reflection
  • Manage with "implemented" "not yet implemented" tags
Expected Benefits

Develop the habit of turning reading insights into action, potentially preventing "reading and forgetting."

Book Blog Writing Scenario

Profile: An avid reader who runs a book blog
Expected Usage Methods
  • Record impressive passages and quotes as citations
  • Record detailed impressions after finishing
  • Create blog post bases with export function
  • Review the year's reading at year-end
Expected Benefits

Blog post writing becomes more efficient, and using reading notes as a base can potentially reduce article creation time.

Expected Changes with Reading Forest

Here's what changes you can expect in your reading habits with Reading Forest.

For Technical Book Learning

Common Challenges

  • Read technical books but forget quickly
  • Take notes but can't find where
  • Takes time to find past content
  • Difficult to record formulas as text

Solved with Reading Forest

  • Taking notes while reading deepens understanding
  • All notes consolidated in one place
  • Instantly find past notes with search
  • Formulas displayed beautifully with MathJax

For Report/Thesis Writing

Common Challenges

  • Handwritten notes in notebooks, can't find later
  • Forget citation page numbers
  • Can't cross-search multiple references
  • Re-read books when writing reports

Solved with Reading Forest

  • Digital records, accessible anywhere
  • Record citations with page numbers together
  • Find citations from all sources with keyword search
  • Copy-paste from notes, efficient writing

For Business Book Application

Common Challenges

  • Learn from reading but don't apply
  • End with "it was a good book"
  • Forget content of books read before
  • Buy duplicate books on similar topics

Solved with Reading Forest

  • Turn learnings into action plans
  • Add results to notes, improvement cycle
  • Review periodically, better retention
  • Search before buying, prevent duplicates

Book Organization & Reselling

Common Challenges

  • Bookshelf is full, no room for more
  • Writing in books reduces resale value
  • Can't remember content of sold books
  • Feels like losing knowledge when letting go

Solved with Reading Forest

  • Keep summaries digitally, no need to write in books
  • Sell books in pristine condition for better prices
  • Review summaries anytime after selling
  • Declutter your space while keeping your learnings

Key Point: Reading Forest is designed to "improve reading quality" and "leverage what you've learned as an asset."

Share Your Feedback

To make Reading Forest a better service, please share your opinions. Feel free to send feature requests, improvement suggestions, bug reports, and more.

Common Requests: Graph/statistics features, SNS integration, book club features, Kindle integration, and more. We are considering many requests. Upcoming features will be announced on the News page.

Related Guides

We've prepared guides to help you make the most of your reading notes.

How to Create Reading Notes
Effective writing tips
Learn how to create effective reading notes in 5 steps. Includes comparison of handwritten vs digital.
Kids' Reading Records
Great for book reports
A guide for building children's reading habits and preparing for book reports.
Study Management for Exams
Track textbook progress
Visualize your textbook progress and prepare systematically for exams. Math support for STEM subjects.
Scientific Reading Methods
Never forget what you read
Based on Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve, use "summary × review" to retain knowledge. Never forget books you've read.

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