Highlighting & notes lost converting to PDF

mkhuebner · 01-15-2014, 03:51 AM

I've tried both the Kindle for PC Windows application and Nook for PC Windows application and encountered the same problem. If I highlight text and/or add notes and then try to convert the .azw3 or .epub to a PDF, the highlighting and notes are lost.

Is there any Windows e-reader or e-reader format where Calibre will preserve highlighting and notes created in the e-reader when converting to a PDF?

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

eschwartz · 01-15-2014, 03:19 PM

The book doesn't have highlighting OR notes. What it does have is a sidecar file which the applications read in order to generate your notes/highlights.

If you highlight from a Kindle e-ink device, I know a file called "My Clippings.txt" is created, which can be imported into calibre using the Annotations plugin, into a configured custom column. When inserting a metadata jacket into a book (using calibre's Polish Book option) this column should be included.

01-15-2014, 03:51 AM	#1
mkhuebner Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: none	Highlighting & notes lost converting to PDF I've tried both the Kindle for PC Windows application and Nook for PC Windows application and encountered the same problem. If I highlight text and/or add notes and then try to convert the .azw3 or .epub to a PDF, the highlighting and notes are lost. Is there any Windows e-reader or e-reader format where Calibre will preserve highlighting and notes created in the e-reader when converting to a PDF? Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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01-15-2014, 03:19 PM	#2
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)	The book doesn't have highlighting OR notes. What it does have is a sidecar file which the applications read in order to generate your notes/highlights. If you highlight from a Kindle e-ink device, I know a file called "My Clippings.txt" is created, which can be imported into calibre using the Annotations plugin, into a configured custom column. When inserting a metadata jacket into a book (using calibre's Polish Book option) this column should be included.

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