iBooks New User: Can I access them on my Windows PC?

FatGuy · 11-21-2014, 02:52 AM

Hi all, I want to be able to store quotes I highlight on my iPod Touch running iBooks.

How can I access these quotes on my PC? I assume my quotes are easily accessible on my Mac, but what about my PC?

Any help would be really appreciated!!!

Anthem · 11-24-2014, 02:31 PM

You can use the app Digested (http://drivenpixels.com/digested) to get your notes out of iBooks. Otherwise, I think the only way to play with your notes and highlights is the iBooks app and the platforms that Apple decides to make that app available on.

tomsem · 11-29-2014, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatGuy

Hi all, I want to be able to store quotes I highlight on my iPod Touch running iBooks.

How can I access these quotes on my PC? I assume my quotes are easily accessible on my Mac, but what about my PC?

Any help would be really appreciated!!!

I would look into Evernote, first of all. Then you can capture screens with highlights in them, and share those images to an Evernote notebook. Then you'll have them available on your PC (using the free app or a web browser).
Evernote will index text that it finds, making the images searchable (but it does not OCR and extract the text).

Additionally, you can get an OCR app for iOS ("LEADTOOLS OCR" or "Scanner with OCR" look good) and convert the screen capture (or a portion thereof) to text, and then share that to Evernote.

These are of course general purpose tools that apply to things other than iBooks.

FatGuy · 12-03-2014, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

I would look into Evernote, first of all. Then you can capture screens with highlights in them, and share those images to an Evernote notebook. Then you'll have them available on your PC (using the free app or a web browser).
Evernote will index text that it finds, making the images searchable (but it does not OCR and extract the text).

Additionally, you can get an OCR app for iOS ("LEADTOOLS OCR" or "Scanner with OCR" look good) and convert the screen capture (or a portion thereof) to text, and then share that to Evernote.

These are of course general purpose tools that apply to things other than iBooks.

Thanks!

Evernote sounds great, but how do I take quotes I want to keep from iBooks and into Evernote???

leebase · 12-03-2014, 05:03 PM

Any note app would work. After all, you are just copying and pasting text. You could even past into the Apple notes app and see it on your pc via www.icloud.com

Evernote would work too, so would OneNote from Microsoft. You could past them into an email, or anything really.

FatGuy · 12-05-2014, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leebase

Any note app would work. After all, you are just copying and pasting text. You could even past into the Apple notes app and see it on your pc via www.icloud.com

Evernote would work too, so would OneNote from Microsoft. You could past them into an email, or anything really.

Thanks!

So that it's clear for me: I can read e-books in iBooks on my iPod Touch, copy quotes and then just paste it into the Apple Notes app and view the quotes on my Windows PC via iCloud?

Would that be the best way for me to save quotes and then view them later on a Windows PC?

leebase · 12-05-2014, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatGuy

Thanks!

So that it's clear for me: I can read e-books in iBooks on my iPod Touch, copy quotes and then just paste it into the Apple Notes app and view the quotes on my Windows PC via iCloud?

Would that be the best way for me to save quotes and then view them later on a Windows PC?

Evernote and OneNote are my favorite "cross platform syncing" note apps. I started with Evernote as it was out years earlier. My only complaint is that I will some day run afoul of the free-tier limit. OneNote is free.

So, if I were starting today, I'd go with OneNote unless you have Msft Derangement Syndrome.

FatGuy · 12-09-2014, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leebase

Evernote and OneNote are my favorite "cross platform syncing" note apps. I started with Evernote as it was out years earlier. My only complaint is that I will some day run afoul of the free-tier limit. OneNote is free.

So, if I were starting today, I'd go with OneNote unless you have Msft Derangement Syndrome.

Thanks!

So since I'm just copying text from inside iBooks and pasteing it into a 'note-saving app' like Evernote it doesn't really matter which app I use?

Anthem · 12-09-2014, 09:58 AM

As I suggested above, if you use Digested for iBooks you can automate the ENTIRE process of pulling your notes (ALL OF THEM) out of iBooks and have them put into Evernote for you, all with a couple clicks of your mouse.

It is a good utility for the Mac: http://drivenpixels.com/digested

Once you export them using your Mac you will have them in Evernote and can then view them on anything that Evernote runs on including Windows, Macs, iPads, Windows Phone, Android, Fire tablets, etc., etc..

FatGuy · 12-11-2014, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthem

As I suggested above, if you use Digested for iBooks you can automate the ENTIRE process of pulling your notes (ALL OF THEM) out of iBooks and have them put into Evernote for you, all with a couple clicks of your mouse.

It is a good utility for the Mac: http://drivenpixels.com/digested

Once you export them using your Mac you will have them in Evernote and can then view them on anything that Evernote runs on including Windows, Macs, iPads, Windows Phone, Android, Fire tablets, etc., etc..

Thank you, sir!

This looks good. I'll give it a try tonight.

Anthem · 12-12-2014, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatGuy

Thank you, sir!

This looks good. I'll give it a try tonight.

No problem! Let us know how it goes.

11-21-2014, 02:52 AM	#1
FatGuy Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 1804362 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: iPad Mini 3	iBooks New User: Can I access them on my Windows PC? Hi all, I want to be able to store quotes I highlight on my iPod Touch running iBooks. How can I access these quotes on my PC? I assume my quotes are easily accessible on my Mac, but what about my PC? Any help would be really appreciated!!!

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Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	You can use the app Digested (http://drivenpixels.com/digested) to get your notes out of iBooks. Otherwise, I think the only way to play with your notes and highlights is the iBooks app and the platforms that Apple decides to make that app available on.

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leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,960 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Any note app would work. After all, you are just copying and pasting text. You could even past into the Apple notes app and see it on your pc via www.icloud.com Evernote would work too, so would OneNote from Microsoft. You could past them into an email, or anything really.

12-09-2014, 09:58 AM	#9
Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	As I suggested above, if you use Digested for iBooks you can automate the ENTIRE process of pulling your notes (ALL OF THEM) out of iBooks and have them put into Evernote for you, all with a couple clicks of your mouse. It is a good utility for the Mac: http://drivenpixels.com/digested Once you export them using your Mac you will have them in Evernote and can then view them on anything that Evernote runs on including Windows, Macs, iPads, Windows Phone, Android, Fire tablets, etc., etc..

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