is there a way to extract annotations from iBooks and bring them into Calibre?

genoasalami · 06-14-2021, 04:11 PM

I’m currently using a plugin to do this for my Kobo devices, but I can’t see a way to do this for iBooks. I’m guessing it’s just locked-down by apple but I thought it was worth asking.

datostar · 06-16-2021, 03:43 PM

Highly unlikely if the books originally came from Apple itself. If they are unprotected ePubs you copied into iBooks yourself you can copy them back into Calibre and do what you like with them. Assuming you're using a Mac and not an iOS device, drag and drop from iBooks to your Desktop then drag and drop from there into Calibre. Whether this is successful re the annotations depends on where Apple actually stores them. If embedded in the file it might work; if they're stored separately with some kind of pointer to them it probably won't.

06-14-2021, 04:11 PM	#1
genoasalami Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 20 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: KK3G, PW, Voyage, Oasis, Aura One, Forma	is there a way to extract annotations from iBooks and bring them into Calibre? I’m currently using a plugin to do this for my Kobo devices, but I can’t see a way to do this for iBooks. I’m guessing it’s just locked-down by apple but I thought it was worth asking.

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06-16-2021, 03:43 PM	#2
datostar Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 4158 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Highly unlikely if the books originally came from Apple itself. If they are unprotected ePubs you copied into iBooks yourself you can copy them back into Calibre and do what you like with them. Assuming you're using a Mac and not an iOS device, drag and drop from iBooks to your Desktop then drag and drop from there into Calibre. Whether this is successful re the annotations depends on where Apple actually stores them. If embedded in the file it might work; if they're stored separately with some kind of pointer to them it probably won't.

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