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Originally Posted by 413Michele
Of course, you're right. I have simply never seen an ebook with per-chapter notes till now and I wasn't sure what you meant. This is surely an option I'll consider.
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And per-chapter footnotes is the vast majority I see.
One of the biggest advantages is keeping everything together in a single HTML file.
(This is
extremely helpful when converting to different formats or moving to alternate locations... like a website.)
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Originally Posted by Hitch
Yes, there are still eBook readers (humans, that is) that prefer to have the footnotes at the bottom of the related screen.
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I haven't messed with KOReader too much—because I find the Android version extremely clunky compared to the alternates—but Jellby told me about the functionality.
I think KOReader's setting is called "in-page footnotes". Looks something like this:
Not aware of any actual ereader that has such functionality though.
Most just have popup footnotes (Kobo, Kindle, etc.) or just plain ol' links to jump back/forth.
But if you KISS, all that footnote stuff is much more likely to work across devices/apps.
And using the EPUB3 code, theoretically, might allow some reader in the future to toggle an "ignore <aside> footnotes". (Again, I'm not aware of any that actually has this setting, but it could happen.)
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Side Note: And for anyone who runs across this in the future... currently, EPUB3 (EPUB3.2) only allows
epub:type:
and allows them to be wrapped in a <section> or <div> with epub:type:
All other older epub:type methods are deprecated:
- note
- rearnote
- rearnotes
- annotation
See:
https://idpf.github.io/epub-vocabs/structure/#notes
(And if converting EPUB->Kindle, I have no idea how Kindle Previewer handles these.)
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Originally Posted by Hitch
Personally, I'm an endnote preferrer as a reader, but yes, the more and greater options we can give our readers, the better off we are, in terms of reader engagement and satisfaction. I try hard not to force my own preferences on the innocent victims. LOL.
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I hate when I'm reading an ebook, thinking I have so much further to go, and all of a sudden it just "ends 20% short".
Spread those notes out! Then you'll get more accurate progress % + time estimates!
It reminds me of those books that toss in a whole extra "free preview" after the final chapter/Epilogue! I think I still have a ton more to go, and then the ebook just... ends.