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Originally Posted by compurandom
Annotations with the pen on pdf files can be backed up just fine for side loaded pdfs.
Annotations with the pen on epubs end up as paired jpg and svg images in .kobo/markups , the jpg is the image of the page, the svg is your scribble. It doesn't matter if the epub was sideloaded or not, or if it is epub or kepub. I don't know if these are backed up to the cloud for cloud books. I'm sure there is a database entry that links the filename to the book or something, but I didn't look for it. The filename looks like a uuid.
Non-pen annotations (bookmarks, highlights, notes) can be exported to a text file which you can copy. I think calibre can also back those up separately with the annotations plugin, but it can't restore them. Integration of this could be better probably.
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I have to admit that I feel a little adrift in a sea of confusion in regards to your posts. I haven’t been hanging out here very much lately because of life issues, so I may have missed a post or two that explain where you’re coming from.
I already acknowledged your comments on PDF annotation, I thought. Maybe I dreamed it. 😆 When I annotate a sideloaded book on my Elipsa, none of those annotations show up on my KLC, and vice versa. This is what I’m referring to in regards to cloud syncing. When I experience a database corruption and have to restore my Kobo device, annotations for sideloaded books are never restored from the cloud. I have to restore them from a back up I’ve made. This is the same for the KLC as well as Elipsa. It is why I covet sideloaded book support on the Tolino.
Has Kobo changed things recently? When I made a backup restoration error on the KLC last June and reformatted the device from scratch, I lost all sideloaded book annotations. The lack of sideloaded annotation support is one of the aspects of these devices that user Quoth has complained about quite frequently as a dealbreaker, as well as the lack of ability to export those annotations in epubs. It’s one reason why I happily annotate Kobo purchased books, but I’m reluctant to annotate sideloaded books. Quoth sees it as a waste of time, and I can’t say that they’re wrong.
Regardless, I do love color annotation with my KLC, especially at the price I paid. Have you folks seen the reMarkable Pro? It also supports color eInk, but at a price that’s over $500.