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Originally Posted by hobnail
A pox on all footnotes is what I say. Footnotes are nothing more than a parenthetical remark; so use parentheses for them! Put it where the footnote number is. Of course that doesn't work when the footnote is several sentences long; in that case put it in parentheses after the current sentence.
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Yes, especially for fiction, a right justified comment after the paragraph is best. Do make your browser window be only about 1/4 width screen if on a laptop to see the demo.
[This is an example inline note]
We are not all Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett. Pterry pretty much dropped them on later books.
If it's non-fiction it may need footnotes longer than a line and then it's end notes, make sure each has a back link and thus replicate the note if used more than once as many ereaders are rubbish at "back" or footnotes. Test them on a physical ereader, not an app or PC viewer!