Books Structure your Content
In Notebooks, books are folders used to organize related content. A book can represent a project, a topic, an area of life, or simply a collection of notes you want to keep together.
Books help you give structure to your work without forcing you into a rigid system.
What is a Book?
A book is a folder.
It can contain:
- notes
- files of any supported type
- other books
Documents and books are distinct, but they work closely together: books provide structure, while documents hold the content. There is no artificial hierarchy imposed beyond that — you decide how your material is organized.
Why use Books?
Books let you group related content in a way that feels natural.
Common examples include:
- one book per project
- one book per client
- one book per topic or area of interest
- a personal journal broken into yearly or monthly books
You can start with a simple structure and refine it over time as your work evolves.
Nesting and Structure
Books can contain other books, allowing you to create hierarchies when they are helpful.
Sub-books can be used to:
- break down larger projects
- separate phases or themes
- keep reference material apart from active work
There is no requirement to go deep — a shallow structure is often enough.
Books Evolve with your Work
Books are not fixed.
You can:
- rename books as projects change
- move notes between books
- split a large book into smaller ones
- merge books when they no longer need to be separate
This flexibility makes it easy to keep your structure aligned with how you actually think and work.
Books Across Devices
Books behave the same way across all platforms supported by Notebooks. Your structure stays intact, regardless of where you work.