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Originally Posted by anamardoll
What does one do for footnotes? I've been thinking about putting them in my book, and am curious as to the best/accepted practice.
Maybe a final chapter at the end, and the footnote links to that "chapter" of notes? But I'm not sure how to link directly to a specific note.
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This is the reason Pratchett's books don't translate well to ebooks.
Linking to specific notes is software/hardware-specific; some readers will support it & others won't. (You'd also need a "back" link, because most ereaders don't have an easy "go to previous view" button.) Easiest is probably a "Notes" section, either at the end of the book, or at the end of each chapter, and make sure those are included in the TOC & don't bother linking individual references. (Or link them, but don't expect them to work for the readers, if they're not reading on a PC/laptop.)
Or you can go the control-the-reader-experience route and make PDFs sized for 6" screens, with footnotes on the bottoms of the pages. Can't distribute those through any of the standard vendors, but could have them as an option on a home page somewhere.
[insert unfinished ramble about how technology changes literary habits; how will academic formatting standards change as reading is more and more electronic?]