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Originally Posted by fidvo
I've tried putting notes in comments and custom fields, but they have two major drawbacks.
First, you're limited to Calibre's editor, which is great in some ways but becomes less useful the more text you want to put in it. I agree that if I just wanted a series description, putting it in the book comments would be fine. Admittedly, using Calibre to record detailed notes is a niche use, but in some cases I want to edit full screen.
Second, text files are easier to export. Just Save to Disk. Again, this is only useful if you're using Calibre to record detailed notes that you might want to share with another application or person.
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fidvo - one of the reasons I mentioned a long text custom column is that you can edit it from the booklist in a free-standing resizable window.
But its not easily exported other than via cut and paste.
FWIW : I use Evernote (EN) for book and author notes - I use its copy note link feature; it puts one of these in the clipboard -
evernote:///view/blah blah (I use local instance). I paste that into Comments or Author link. Its easy to share, and it's available (and update-able) on my phone and tablet.
Not sure if EN runs on XP.
BR