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Elfwreck · 04-18-2011, 11:13 AM

I'm converting a book with extensive notes for each chapter. Some of the notes are several pages long. I'd like some advice on the best way to deal with that. The easy option is "make the notes into their own chapter, with maybe a link from each note in the main text to the individual note at the end." But I'm not sure how the reader gets back to the main text then; will I need to put in a special "return" link, or is there a way to set that up automatically?

Are there simple, automated ways to set this up, or does it involve extensive hand-coding of the HTML?

Alternately, is it better/easier to have notes at the end of each chapter than all combined together at the end of the book? I might consider footnotes, except (1) I don't think most ebook formats support them and (2) as mentioned, some notes are pages long themselves.

Secondary question, not related: Is there any reason not to use jpgs for images? This book only has a couple of images, so I'm not worried if I should be making multiple image types for different ebook formats, but the next book I've got in line has potentially many images.

04-18-2011, 11:13 AM	#1
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	Want chapter notes advice I'm converting a book with extensive notes for each chapter. Some of the notes are several pages long. I'd like some advice on the best way to deal with that. The easy option is "make the notes into their own chapter, with maybe a link from each note in the main text to the individual note at the end." But I'm not sure how the reader gets back to the main text then; will I need to put in a special "return" link, or is there a way to set that up automatically? Are there simple, automated ways to set this up, or does it involve extensive hand-coding of the HTML? Alternately, is it better/easier to have notes at the end of each chapter than all combined together at the end of the book? I might consider footnotes, except (1) I don't think most ebook formats support them and (2) as mentioned, some notes are pages long themselves. Secondary question, not related: Is there any reason not to use jpgs for images? This book only has a couple of images, so I'm not worried if I should be making multiple image types for different ebook formats, but the next book I've got in line has potentially many images.