But that doesn't mean that those who want to take notes have to be stuck without a digital form of their notes – so-called smart notebooks allow users to write their notes by hand, then upload ...

I tend to focus better with just my pen and the page, and I recall what I write more readily. A digital notebook takes that familiarity and comfort and adds modern conveniences. Imagine hundreds ...

A new history by Roland Allen uncovers the wealth of ideas and invention hidden in the notebooks of literary luminaries.