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Old 09-03-2010, 06:15 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by zeb View Post
Hi,

I have seen that finally it is possible to use annotations and highlights on PDFs on the new Kindle 3. I have a question about it:
  1. how are these annotations stored? Are they in a separate file?
  2. is it possible to download them? Do they keep the page number/note position?

Thanks!
Yes, K3 has full annotation.
Yes, on the K2 there is a binary file with a ".pdr" extension. I would guess that the K3 uses the same format but stores annotation/highlights there. When I viewed the content of my files I could see the page numbers where I had my book marks.

Yes, just copy the pdr. However unlike the Mobi equivlemnt "mdp" I don't know of any software that allows you to view the pdr associated with a PDF, except for the Kindle. It would be nice if Amazon 4 PC updated or calibre (hint, hint)

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Originally Posted by Slingsby View Post
I've been annotating PDF files (from Google Books). All the notes go into a text file called "My Clippings."
Amazon just did this for convenience. It duplicates the highlights and bookmarks and places it in one text file. It was designed to allow people to get content off of the Kindle for reports, quotes, and such. The original date is stored in an MDP file. (If you manually edit the txt file you will see those annotations still exist in your book.)


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Originally Posted by djk80 View Post
This actually was a huge issue for me which convinced me to get an Ipad.....But I still do have a kindle 3 coming so I hope Amazon continuously improves their software
Does the iPad have a good PDF editing software? Can you modify an PDF in the iPad and view those changes in any PDF reader?

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Originally Posted by djk80 View Post
Im sure a programmer could possibly create an app and somehow use that clippings.txt file to convert it to its associated pdf ? The biggest deal for me is when I take all those notes and bookmarks they are just inserted into that text file.....When I go to open the pdf in the computer or another device all my notes and bookmarks arent there......
Yes there are a few macros that help one extract data from the clipping.txt file easily.

That is because the PDF is not modified, all annotations are it's inserted to another file.

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