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Old 04-30-2017, 02:02 PM   #1
MoeReed
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Any extra Calibre options when copying text from a book?

I have sporadically used Calibre over the last year, but want to completely switch over from the Kindle app to Calibre. There is only one thing holding me back: When I copy a sentence or two from an eBook, the Kindle app appends the citation to the clipboard which is very helpful. Example:

In the Kindle App I copy this line from a book:
</i>those things that aren't wanted," she said, putting something more on the heap of frippery that lay in Annushka's arms.</i>

When I paste the text the Kindle app appends the reference information:

<i>those things that aren't wanted," she said, putting something more on the heap of frippery that lay in Annushka's arms.

Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina (p. 577). . Kindle Edition.</i>

The feature is great (unless copying only a word or two, then it is annoying). Why is this important? I copy text out of books and paste it into an Anki cards for usage examples of words I am trying to learn - and obviously I want to cite the reference in such cases. (In the above example "frippery" was a new word for me).

Is there a way to do this with Calibre? If so, I can finally dump the Kindle app for good!
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(BTW, I noticed that in firefox the mobileread.com bold/italics/underline features do not work. I tried to add html to the text and it does not help. Bummer.)
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