Searching screenshot: Kobo annotations in Calibre

DarkTrick · 08-06-2022, 08:30 AM

Hello,

Background:
I'm thinking of getting a Kobo reader, but I'd like to check first how annotations (selections and notes) would look, if I read the book in calibre.

Question
Could someone post screenshots of Calibre showing annotations and selections made on a Kobo reader and then transferred to Calibre?

Does it look the same as notes taken in Calibre directly?
https://imgur.com/a/rxFp3Qm

Regards

davidfor · 08-06-2022, 09:35 AM

No, it does no look like that. The two methods to fetch annotations from a Kobo device will store them as HTML in either the comments field or the a custom column. The Annotations plugin is the more flexible as it has some formatting options and allows the choice of columns. I am fairly sure there are screenshots of what they look like in the plugins thread.

But, the annotations from the Kobo, or any other device for that matter, are not added to the annotations that calibre uses for the viewer.

08-06-2022, 08:30 AM	#1
DarkTrick Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 38926 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Kindle Touch	Searching screenshot: Kobo annotations in Calibre Hello, Background: I'm thinking of getting a Kobo reader, but I'd like to check first how annotations (selections and notes) would look, if I read the book in calibre. Question Could someone post screenshots of Calibre showing annotations and selections made on a Kobo reader and then transferred to Calibre? Does it look the same as notes taken in Calibre directly? https://imgur.com/a/rxFp3Qm Regards Last edited by DarkTrick; 08-06-2022 at 08:43 AM. Reason: added image

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08-06-2022, 09:35 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	No, it does no look like that. The two methods to fetch annotations from a Kobo device will store them as HTML in either the comments field or the a custom column. The Annotations plugin is the more flexible as it has some formatting options and allows the choice of columns. I am fairly sure there are screenshots of what they look like in the plugins thread. But, the annotations from the Kobo, or any other device for that matter, are not added to the annotations that calibre uses for the viewer.

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