How to deal with clipping limits?

kyzcreig · 05-05-2015, 08:26 AM

I bought a wonderful book and took extensive notes but found most of my clippings are <You have reached the clipping limit for this item>

Is there any way to resolve this? I've since looked into anti DRM and had success but is it too late to salvage my clippings?

HarryT · 05-05-2015, 08:44 AM

I'm afraid it's too late once you've actually done the clipping.

kyzcreig · 05-05-2015, 08:59 AM

Perhaps there's a way to read the MBP1 file? I remember this could be done for MBP files, but this software is outdated now.

edit: Found this work around http://www.buzzworthyapp.com/my-kind...lp/#workaround

Android is required (alas), but I'm posting if anyone else has the same issue. It involves downgrading to a version of the kindle app that existed before the mbp1 change. mbp1 is an encrypted version of mbp.

eschwartz · 05-05-2015, 03:51 PM

You could also go through the book's highlights and delete and re-highlight each one. Might take a while, busywork isn't fun...

tomsem · 05-06-2015, 12:40 AM

If you bought the book from Amazon, you can retrieve your notes and highlights at kindle.amazon.com.

Also while the amount of 'highlighting' can be restricted, you can make as many Notes as you want (and delete highlights as you go along, since you generally have to highlight before you can create a note).

The Fire, Android and iOS apps have ability to copy text (without highlighting it), from whence you can switch to another app and Paste. I don't think there is any restriction on how much of that you can do, though admittedly I have not tested it (I have yet to run into a clipping limit). All of these devices (including Kindles) let you do screen captures, which are definitely unrestricted. So while these things are not the same as 'highlighting', they can be functionally just as good if not better for taking 'ownership' of your notes and highlights so that you can re-use them.

Doitsu · 05-06-2015, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyzcreig

I bought a wonderful book and took extensive notes but found most of my clippings are <You have reached the clipping limit for this item>

Is there any way to resolve this? I've since looked into anti DRM and had success but is it too late to salvage my clippings?

AFAIK, the clipping limit is controlled by a mobi metadata value (EXTH 401), which is usually set to 10 = 10%.

If you often take lots of notes, you may want to check this value with JMME before starting a new book and delete it with JMME, if it's set to 10%. (I haven't tried this though, because I rarely exceed the clipping limit.)

kyzcreig · 03-18-2016, 01:05 AM

That's a good tip Doitsu.

bounce · 08-15-2024, 08:51 PM

2024 chiming in to see if there's a workaround like a jailbreak for, "You have reached the clipping limit for this item?" Went far over that on a few books and really don't want to have to take pics of the screen and OCR it.

MDMullins · Today, 04:39 AM

So I'm trying to find away around the well-known problem of clipping limits, but it turns out that it is not set by the publisher. In my own book — that I wrote — in Scrivener, exported to ePub, imported to Calibre — converted to azw3 and back to ePub — sent to my Kindle via Send-to-Kindle website … there is still a 10% limit on the highlights I'm allowed to export. Amazon says this is 'set by the publisher', but as I'm the author and 'publisher', this isn't true.

I did this to test what causes the limit to be triggered. As far as I can tell, it's triggered by all books I Send-to-Kindle. Does anyone know if there's some metadata that can be manipulated to overcome this? I love the Kindle devices and have not found an acceptable alternative — don't like Kobo, don't want the distraction of Android. I hate to jump ship over this one little thing. But I need a way around this as I sometimes have a lot of notes and highlights.

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Quoth · Today, 07:51 AM

Why do you prefer Kindle over Kobo? What annoys about Kobo?

I concluded years ago that this is hardcoded into the Kindle reader. Likely if jailbroken and KOReader is used is the only bypass.

This, plus Collections, Metadata, Series and better annotations (inc "clippings") was why I switched to Kobo years ago. I still have 4 Kindles, only used for tests and purchasing Amazon Exclusives.

05-05-2015, 08:26 AM	#1
kyzcreig Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 12694 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: kindle paperwhite	How to deal with clipping limits? I bought a wonderful book and took extensive notes but found most of my clippings are <You have reached the clipping limit for this item> Is there any way to resolve this? I've since looked into anti DRM and had success but is it too late to salvage my clippings?

05-05-2015, 08:59 AM	#3
kyzcreig Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 12694 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: kindle paperwhite	Perhaps there's a way to read the MBP1 file? I remember this could be done for MBP files, but this software is outdated now. edit: Found this work around http://www.buzzworthyapp.com/my-kind...lp/#workaround Android is required (alas), but I'm posting if anyone else has the same issue. It involves downgrading to a version of the kindle app that existed before the mbp1 change. mbp1 is an encrypted version of mbp. Last edited by kyzcreig; 05-05-2015 at 09:15 AM.

Today, 04:39 AM	#9
MDMullins Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2023 Device: Kindle	Clipping limits on my own book So I'm trying to find away around the well-known problem of clipping limits, but it turns out that it is not set by the publisher. In my own book — that I wrote — in Scrivener, exported to ePub, imported to Calibre — converted to azw3 and back to ePub — sent to my Kindle via Send-to-Kindle website … there is still a 10% limit on the highlights I'm allowed to export. Amazon says this is 'set by the publisher', but as I'm the author and 'publisher', this isn't true. I did this to test what causes the limit to be triggered. As far as I can tell, it's triggered by all books I Send-to-Kindle. Does anyone know if there's some metadata that can be manipulated to overcome this? I love the Kindle devices and have not found an acceptable alternative — don't like Kobo, don't want the distraction of Android. I hate to jump ship over this one little thing. But I need a way around this as I sometimes have a lot of notes and highlights. and Last edited by MDMullins; Today at 04:41 AM. Reason: grammar

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05-05-2015, 08:44 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'm afraid it's too late once you've actually done the clipping.

05-05-2015, 03:51 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You could also go through the book's highlights and delete and re-highlight each one. Might take a while, busywork isn't fun...

05-06-2015, 12:40 AM	#5
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,897 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	If you bought the book from Amazon, you can retrieve your notes and highlights at kindle.amazon.com. Also while the amount of 'highlighting' can be restricted, you can make as many Notes as you want (and delete highlights as you go along, since you generally have to highlight before you can create a note). The Fire, Android and iOS apps have ability to copy text (without highlighting it), from whence you can switch to another app and Paste. I don't think there is any restriction on how much of that you can do, though admittedly I have not tested it (I have yet to run into a clipping limit). All of these devices (including Kindles) let you do screen captures, which are definitely unrestricted. So while these things are not the same as 'highlighting', they can be functionally just as good if not better for taking 'ownership' of your notes and highlights so that you can re-use them.

03-18-2016, 01:05 AM	#7
kyzcreig Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 12694 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: kindle paperwhite	That's a good tip Doitsu.

08-15-2024, 08:51 PM	#8
bounce Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 13892 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipad, Kindle 7	2024 chiming in to see if there's a workaround like a jailbreak for, "You have reached the clipping limit for this item?" Went far over that on a few books and really don't want to have to take pics of the screen and OCR it.

Today, 07:51 AM	#10
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,632 Karma: 103503445 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Why do you prefer Kindle over Kobo? What annoys about Kobo? I concluded years ago that this is hardcoded into the Kindle reader. Likely if jailbroken and KOReader is used is the only bypass. This, plus Collections, Metadata, Series and better annotations (inc "clippings") was why I switched to Kobo years ago. I still have 4 Kindles, only used for tests and purchasing Amazon Exclusives.