{"title":"A reading life","description":"\u003cp\u003eA reading journal for your tablet: log every book, rate and review it, keep your TBR list and watch a bookshelf fill up as you color in the spines. Each journal here is a hyperlinked PDF, so one tap takes you from the reading log to a review page and back.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cozy-library-digital-reading-journal","title":"Cozy Library Digital Reading Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis reading journal template gives every book you read a page of its own: 105 undated, hyperlinked pages in cream, terracotta, sage and plum, made for Goodnotes and other PDF apps and sent as an instant digital download with nothing shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou get one undated PDF: 105 pages in 9 tabbed sections, with 40 one-page book reviews.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks in Goodnotes, Notability and Noteshelf on iPad, and in Xodo or Samsung Notes on Android tablets: any note app that keeps PDF links.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it feels cozy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm cream paper with soft cards in blush, sage, butter and lilac, little sparkles and leaves, and rounded arches around the pictures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePastel bookmark tabs down the right edge, one color per section, on every page after the cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cover with a night-sky arch, a crescent moon and a full bookshelf, plus an \"Undated, any year\" label.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside, page by page\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery section except the reviews opens with its own page: what's inside (every item taps through), a short \"how this section works\" note and lines for your own notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront (4 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: cover, contents with shortcuts to Reading Bingo, Year at a Glance, Currently Reading and Book Budget, How to Use, and a reader profile (comfort read, the book you'd save in a fire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGoals \u0026amp; Challenges (4 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: reading goals, a yearly challenge jar of 52 numbered circles (pick 12, 24 or 52), 24 reading prompts, and a 5 by 5 reading bingo card made from the same prompts, with a free center square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMy Bookshelf (2 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 135 numbered spines; color one for every book you finish and write the title along it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Log (7 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: Currently Reading for up to four books, each with a progress bar you color every 10%, then 6 log pages for 96 books (title, author, genre, format, dates, star rating, review number)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook Reviews (41 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: a review index with 40 numbered cards, then 40 one-page reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMonthly Overview (13 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: Year at a Glance, a 365-day reading tracker, then 12 undated months, each with up to 12 books, totals for pages, hours and DNFs, a circle for every day you read and a book of the month\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLists \u0026amp; Trackers (12 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 to-be-read stacks (66 books), 2 wishlist pages (32 books), 2 book budget \u0026amp; haul pages (you add up the running total yourself), 2 series trackers (20 series), books I lent, borrowed \u0026amp; library loans with due dates, and did not finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFavorite Quotes (3 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18 quote cards, each with a line for the book and page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStats \u0026amp; Year in Review (4 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: a genre wheel, reading stats, year in review and 10 book awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook Club \u0026amp; Notes (7 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 book club meeting pages, 2 lined and 2 dot grid notes pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA closer look at the pages you'll use most\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe review page.\u003c\/strong\u003e A frame to sketch or paste the cover; title, author and series; five stars and five flames for spice; recommend: yes, maybe or no. Circle the vibe from eight words (cozy, funny, dark, emotional, hopeful, fast-paced, twisty, magical), tick tropes from six printed chips or write two of your own, then add content notes, the characters you loved or loathed, your thoughts and favorite quotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe genre wheel.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fourteen named genres, from romance and romantasy to memoir and nonfiction, plus two blank wedges for your own. Each wedge has ten rings: color one from the center out for every book, then count them up beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow a reading year flows\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with your goals and pick a challenge size for the jar. When you finish a book, log it, color a spine, a jar circle and a slice of the genre wheel, and give it a full review if it earns one, noting the review number in the log. Each month, fill that month's overview and a row of reading stats; at year end, the year in review and book awards are waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tabs on the right open every section, and the buttons at the bottom step to the previous or next page, so any page is two taps or fewer from Home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders who like to color in their progress as much as they like to write about it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRomance and fantasy readers who track spice, tropes and series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook clubs: each meeting page holds questions to bring, what others said and the next pick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer a darker study? The same 105 pages come in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dark-academia-digital-reading-journal\"\u003eDark Academia\u003c\/a\u003e, or keep it simple and light with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/minimal-digital-reading-journal\"\u003eMinimal\u003c\/a\u003e. All three designs sit together in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/reading\"\u003eA reading life\u003c\/a\u003e, and our other journals and planners are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/planners\"\u003edigital planners\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it dated?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Write the month at the top of each monthly overview and the year on your goals page, and start whenever you like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I edit the page layouts?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It's a finished PDF, not a Canva or Notion template: the labels and layouts stay as they are, and you write, type or color in them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I type instead of writing by hand?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Use your app's text tool on any line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if I read more than 96 books?\u003c\/strong\u003e Duplicate a log or review page in your app. The tabs on a copy may not work in every app; if they don't, use your app's outline panel. The shelf has 135 spines to color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I print it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. It's made for tablets first, but any page prints: choose landscape and \"fit to page\" on US Letter or A4. The cream pages print lightly; small labels print small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDownload, license and returns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an instant digital download: nothing is shipped. Downloading, importing into Goodnotes or Notability and printing are covered step by step in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/how-downloads-work\"\u003ehow downloads work\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor personal use only. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital downloads can't be returned, but if anything isn't working, contact us and we'll help.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Planfolk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54298671087800,"sku":"PF-READ-COZY","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/2927\/1224\/files\/pf-reading-cozy-01.jpg?v=1791877329"},{"product_id":"dark-academia-digital-reading-journal","title":"Dark Academia Digital Reading Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis digital reading journal is set in a candlelit library: deep brown pages inside a double gold frame, with every space you write in printed as warm parchment. It holds 105 undated, hyperlinked pages for Goodnotes and iPad, and it's an instant digital download with nothing shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou get one undated PDF: 105 pages in 9 tabbed sections, with 40 one-page book reviews.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks in Goodnotes, Notability and Noteshelf on iPad, and in Xodo or Samsung Notes on Android tablets: any note app that keeps PDF links.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Dark Academia look\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe background is a grained, almost black brown, framed by fine gold lines with small diamonds at the corners. Page titles are set in spaced serif capitals, and section labels are oxblood. The tabs down the right edge look like leather book spines in oxblood, forest green, dark brass and ink blue; the section you're in is marked with a gold diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sections are numbered in Roman numerals, I to IX, and each section page sets its numeral under a gothic arch, with a candle burning on a stack of books. On the bookshelf pages, the 135 spines are parchment with gold outlines, and a quill and a candle sit on the shelves. The cover is a gothic window with a crescent moon and stars, a candle, a quill and a stack of books, under the line \"a scholar's record of every book you read\", with an Ex Libris plate for your name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo special pen needed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every writing area, from the review cards to the log tables, is a parchment panel with dark ink lines, so ordinary black or brown ink reads clearly. The dark brown only frames the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e this design is made for the screen. The dark background covers most of each page and uses a lot of ink, which the How to Use page inside also points out. For paper copies, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/minimal-digital-reading-journal\"\u003eMinimal\u003c\/a\u003e design prints far more lightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside, in short\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoals, a 52-circle challenge jar, 24 reading prompts and a reading bingo card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 135-spine bookshelf to color and a reading log for 96 books, plus Currently Reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 one-page reviews with rating, spice, vibe, tropes, characters and quotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 365-day reading tracker and 12 undated monthly overviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBR stacks, wishlist, book budget, series, loans and did not finish (12 pages)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 quote cards, a genre wheel, stats, year in review, book awards, book club and notes pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pages are identical to the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cozy-library-digital-reading-journal\"\u003eCozy Library reading journal\u003c\/a\u003e, which has the full page-by-page tour; only the look changes. All three designs are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/reading\"\u003eA reading life\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions about Dark Academia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the background pure black?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It's a deep, grained brown, so the gold frame, the leather tabs and the parchment panels all stay easy to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill exported pages keep the dark look?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The brown background is part of each PDF page, so a page you export or share looks the same as in your app.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a different journal from Cozy Library or Minimal?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. All three have the same 105 pages, sections and links; Dark Academia changes the colors, the fonts and the drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDownload, license and returns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an instant digital download: nothing is shipped. Downloading, importing into your note app and printing are covered step by step in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/how-downloads-work\"\u003ehow downloads work\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor personal use only. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital downloads can't be returned, but if anything isn't working, contact us and we'll help.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Planfolk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54298672890040,"sku":"PF-READ-DARK","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/2927\/1224\/files\/pf-reading-dark-01.jpg?v=1791877417"},{"product_id":"minimal-digital-reading-journal","title":"Minimal Digital Reading Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis printable reading journal keeps every page light: off-white paper, fine black lines and one soft clay accent, so it prints cleanly on US Letter or A4 and still taps through like an app in Goodnotes. It's 105 undated, hyperlinked pages, sent as an instant digital download with nothing shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou get one undated PDF: 105 pages in 9 tabbed sections, with 40 one-page book reviews.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks in Goodnotes, Notability and Noteshelf on iPad, and in Xodo or Samsung Notes on Android tablets: any note app that keeps PDF links.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMade to print, quiet on screen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinimal is the lightest of our three reading journal designs. The pages are an off-white close to plain paper, the boxes are hairlines, and color appears only as a clay accent and a few pale clay fills. Measured on the inside pages, Minimal lays down less than half the ink of Cozy Library and a small fraction of Dark Academia's, so a printed log or review page costs very little.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn screen it stays calm too. The tabs on the right are white with thin outlines, and the section you're in turns solid black. Sections are numbered 01 to 09 in clay, the section pages carry simple line drawings, and titles are set in a classic serif. The cover is a tall arch with a clay sun over a stack of books and a sprig in a small pot, under the line \"a quiet record of every book you read\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting tips.\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose landscape and \"fit to page\". You can print only the pages you like to fill by hand, such as the bookshelf, the log pages or a stack of review pages, and keep the rest on the tablet. On paper the tabs become plain labels, so a binder with dividers keeps the sections in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside, in short\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReader profile, reading goals, a 52-circle challenge jar, 24 prompts and reading bingo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bookshelf of 135 spines to color, Currently Reading and a log for 96 books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 one-page reviews and a tappable review index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 365-day reading tracker and 12 undated month pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo-read stacks, wishlist, book budget, series, loans and did-not-finish lists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 quote cards, a genre wheel, stats, year in review, book awards, book club and notes pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the full page-by-page tour, see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cozy-library-digital-reading-journal\"\u003eCozy Library reading journal\u003c\/a\u003e: the pages are the same, only the look changes. If you'd rather read by candlelight, there's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dark-academia-digital-reading-journal\"\u003eDark Academia\u003c\/a\u003e, and all three are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/reading\"\u003eA reading life\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions about Minimal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there any color at all?\u003c\/strong\u003e A little: a clay accent on numbers, labels and the active marks, and pale clay fills in a few boxes. Everything else is black on off-white, so your own pens and highlighters carry the color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo the tabs do anything on paper?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. On paper they're labels you can read at the page edge. The links work in your note app.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I print just a few pages?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Export the pages you want from your app, then print them; duplicate a log or review page first if you need extra copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDownload, license and returns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an instant digital download: nothing is shipped. Downloading, importing and printing are covered step by step in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/how-downloads-work\"\u003ehow downloads work\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor personal use only. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital downloads can't be returned, but if anything isn't working, contact us and we'll help.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Planfolk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54298676166840,"sku":"PF-READ-MINIMAL","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/2927\/1224\/files\/pf-reading-minimal-01.jpg?v=1791877505"}],"url":"https:\/\/planfolk.com\/collections\/reading.oembed","provider":"Planfolk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}