Kindle tracker
The Kindle tracker for serious readers
Amazon's Kindle ecosystem doesn't talk to anything outside it. Literal is the cross-platform reading log that captures every Kindle book you finish — plus everything else you read.
The Kindle ecosystem problem
Your Kindle library lives inside Amazon. Your highlights live inside Amazon. The "books I\'ve read" list — if you can find it — is buried deep in your account. Goodreads is technically Amazon-owned but doesn\'t natively pull from Kindle either; you have to manually mark each book.
Literal is the layer above. Track every book you finish — Kindle, paper, audio — in one place. Save quotes from your highlights as moments. Keep your reading life portable, even if your Kindle library isn\'t.
How Literal handles Kindle reading
Mark Kindle books finished in two taps
Search the title, tap "Finished". Same flow as physical or audiobooks. Format-aware so your stats stay accurate.
Save highlights as moments
Copy a Kindle highlight, paste into Literal as a moment with the page or location. They appear on the book and your profile.
Native Kindle highlight sync (roadmap)
Pulling Kindle highlights automatically into Literal moments is a planned feature, part of an upcoming paid tier.
Cross-format reviews
Reviewing the same title regardless of format — your Kindle review and audiobook review share one book page.
Goodreads importer
Many Kindle readers also keep Goodreads as a basic log. The importer brings it all into Literal in five minutes.
Year in books with format breakdown
See what percentage of your reading was Kindle vs paper vs audio. Useful for noticing patterns.
How serious Kindle readers use Literal
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Import existing Kindle reading via Goodreads
If you\'ve been logging Kindle reads on Goodreads, run the Goodreads importer. Five minutes. - 2
Set up a "Kindle" custom shelf
Tag Kindle reads to filter by format. Or just rely on the format field per-book. - 3
Save your favourite highlights as moments
When a Kindle highlight hits, paste it into Literal as a moment. Builds a permanent collection of quotes. - 4
Wait for native sync, or keep manual
Manual works fine for most readers. Automatic sync is on the roadmap if you'd rather not copy-paste.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Literal sync with Kindle automatically today?
- Not yet. Kindle highlight and library sync is on the roadmap as part of an upcoming paid tier. For now, marking books finished is manual (two taps) and highlights are copy-pasted as moments.
- Can I import my Kindle library?
- Not directly from Amazon — they don't expose a public export. The practical path is via Goodreads if you log Kindle reads there.
- Why doesn't Kindle sync exist yet?
- Amazon doesn't provide an official API for third-party tools to read your Kindle library. The roadmap solution likely involves a browser extension that pulls from your Kindle web account.
- Is Literal really free?
- Yes. Free to use, no ads. The planned paid tier (with Kindle sync) is additive — core tracking stays free.
