Viewing Kindle personal document highlights in context

seantmitch · 04-14-2020, 10:45 AM

Is there a way to view highlights and annotations made on personal (non-Amazon) documents on a computer, and in the body of text? I've been clippings.io to export the text of my highlights and annotations, but I would love to see them in the context of the entire books and articles that I am reading. Is this possible? I have a Kindle Oasis (9th Generation) and use a Windows computer. I know that Kindle highlights and annotations have been discussed here a lot, but I'm finding it confusing to figure out whether there is an answer to my question, so I appreciate in advance any help you all have.

stumped · 04-14-2020, 11:11 AM

buy the books and sync to Kindle for PC

seantmitch · 04-14-2020, 11:18 AM

I think the union-busting Jeff Bezos is already doing just fine, thanks. But I'm not only talking about books but also articles that I read on the Kindle.

stumped · 04-14-2020, 11:30 AM

I am pretty sure that anything you feed into the ecosystem as a personal document, using "send to Kindle" will sync . but I am not sure if K for PC can see such documents.
so take your sideloaded book, use send to kindle to send a.mobi version to a kindle address.... that's accessible wherever you are logged into same amazon account, and I think any applied highlights, annotations that you apply to that version will travel with it. test it
doesn't solve the access issue for those you have already made though

https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comm...s_and_reading/

seantmitch · 04-14-2020, 11:38 AM

Thanks, Stumped. I'll give that a try.

seantmitch · 04-15-2020, 10:29 AM

Unfortunately, personal documents don't seem to show up in Kindle for PC. But thank you, Stumped. So I still can't figure out a way to view highlights in personal documents, in the broader context of the text, and on the PC. If anyone else has additional suggestions, I'd be obliged.

jhowell · 04-15-2020, 11:52 AM

The azw3r highlight and note extraction info thread has some software that might be of use to you.

stumped · 04-15-2020, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seantmitch

Unfortunately, personal documents don't seem to show up in Kindle for PC. But thank you, Stumped. So I still can't figure out a way to view highlights in personal documents, in the broader context of the text, and on the PC. If anyone else has additional suggestions, I'd be obliged.

I thought that might be the case, but they do show up in kindle for android apps.

Longer term ,if you mostly sideload, kindle may not be the best suited reader for you though TBH it not simple to get highlights from kobo to pc either. There are lots of patches and hacks for Kobo though.

tomsem · 04-15-2020, 09:21 PM

You could perhaps install Android Virtual Machine (e.g. for VirtualBox), install Kindle for Android and use that to export notes from your personal documents. It’s been awhile since I played with it, but ‘in theory’ it should be possible.

seantmitch · 04-16-2020, 10:49 AM

Thanks, all. I appreciate the suggestions.

04-14-2020, 10:45 AM	#1
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Viewing Kindle personal document highlights in context Is there a way to view highlights and annotations made on personal (non-Amazon) documents on a computer, and in the body of text? I've been clippings.io to export the text of my highlights and annotations, but I would love to see them in the context of the entire books and articles that I am reading. Is this possible? I have a Kindle Oasis (9th Generation) and use a Windows computer. I know that Kindle highlights and annotations have been discussed here a lot, but I'm finding it confusing to figure out whether there is an answer to my question, so I appreciate in advance any help you all have.

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04-14-2020, 11:11 AM	#2
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	buy the books and sync to Kindle for PC

04-14-2020, 11:18 AM	#3
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	I think the union-busting Jeff Bezos is already doing just fine, thanks. But I'm not only talking about books but also articles that I read on the Kindle.

04-14-2020, 11:30 AM	#4
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	I am pretty sure that anything you feed into the ecosystem as a personal document, using "send to Kindle" will sync . but I am not sure if K for PC can see such documents. so take your sideloaded book, use send to kindle to send a.mobi version to a kindle address.... that's accessible wherever you are logged into same amazon account, and I think any applied highlights, annotations that you apply to that version will travel with it. test it doesn't solve the access issue for those you have already made though https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comm...s_and_reading/

04-14-2020, 11:38 AM	#5
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Thanks, Stumped. I'll give that a try.

04-15-2020, 10:29 AM	#6
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Unfortunately, personal documents don't seem to show up in Kindle for PC. But thank you, Stumped. So I still can't figure out a way to view highlights in personal documents, in the broader context of the text, and on the PC. If anyone else has additional suggestions, I'd be obliged.

04-15-2020, 11:52 AM	#7
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,550 Karma: 84810789 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	The azw3r highlight and note extraction info thread has some software that might be of use to you.

04-15-2020, 09:21 PM	#9
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,512 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	You could perhaps install Android Virtual Machine (e.g. for VirtualBox), install Kindle for Android and use that to export notes from your personal documents. It’s been awhile since I played with it, but ‘in theory’ it should be possible.

04-16-2020, 10:49 AM	#10
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Thanks, all. I appreciate the suggestions.