A hyperlinked reading journal and book tracker for iPad, made for readers who want one calm place to log every book, write short reviews and keep the lines they loved. The portrait pages work in GoodNotes, Notability and other PDF annotation apps, in soft sage, dusty blue and terracotta on a warm cream background.

What’s inside

Cover page linking into the journal
Index page with large section links and a quick-jump grid to all 50 book reviews
Reading log across 2 pages for 50 books, with title, author, genre and a 5-star rating
50 book review pages: title, author, genre, start and finish dates, pages, format (print, e-book or audio), star rating, would-you-recommend, a summary, your thoughts, a favorite quote and a dot-grid area for characters and notes
2 To Be Read pages with 60 checkbox lines and a “recommended by” column
Year in Books stats page: books read, pages read, DNF and goal, a color-in books-per-month chart, favorites and a genre tally
4 favorite quotes pages with 24 quote cards

Features

61 pages with about 690 internal hyperlinks, all checked
Every row in the reading log has a Review button that opens that book’s own page
Each review page links back to its place in the log, plus previous and next book buttons
Side tabs on every page for the index, log, reviews, TBR, stats and quotes
PDF bookmarks for every section and every review page
Undated, so you can start any time of year
Small file of under 1 MB

Compatible apps

Made for GoodNotes 5/6 and Notability on iPad. It also works in other PDF apps that support internal links, such as Noteshelf, PDF Expert and Xodo. This is a digital download: nothing physical is shipped. You can print pages for your own use, but the layout is designed for a tablet screen.

How to import

Download the ZIP after purchase and unzip it in the Files app.
In GoodNotes, tap + then Import and choose the PDF. In Notability, tap Import and choose the PDF.
To tap links in GoodNotes, switch to read-only mode, then switch back to write. In Notability, tap links with your finger when no writing tool is selected.
Start with the reading log, then tap Review to write about each book.

A README with import steps is included. License: personal and small-business use, one client project per purchase. Please do not resell, share or use the file for print-on-demand. See the License page.

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Reading Journal & Book Tracker