Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is a multi-platform ebook reader featuring marketplace, reader, and library management features.

The Kindle app gives you many options to set up the reading environment according to your needs.

The highlighting tools will pop up as you lift your finger from the screen.

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From the color picker box, choose the color you want to use.

To add a note, snag the highlighted text and tapNote.

When the note window appears, pop in in your notes and tapSave.

highlight and note taking in amazon kindle

The Kindle app doesn’t let you export notes directly to your rig.

The most recently updated books occupy a column on the left, with annotations on the right panel.

The bookmarklet produces a single page of clearly styled highlights and notes.

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Clippings.iois another web app to manage annotations.

drop in the extension from theChrome Web Store.

Then go to the Amazon Kindle Highlights page and hit the extension.

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The web app lets you edit, search, tag, and annotate your clippings.

It also enables you to search book notes by title, author, content, and throw in.

Download:Amazon Kindle(Free)

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highlight and note taking in google play books

The interface is simple and customizable to give you a smooth reading experience.

Annotate and Export Notes

Open your ebook and long-press the words you want to highlight.

With your finger, drag the blue marker to the end of the sentence or paragraph.

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In the popup that appears, tapHighlight.

To add a note, opt for highlighted text and tapNote.

Here, you could browse the table of contents, bookmarks, and notes you’ve written.

play books notes folder in google drive

Play Books doesn’t let you directly export notes.

Instead, it saves them in a Google Docs file.

By default, the file gets saved in a folder namedPlay Books Notes.

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But you’re free to rename the folder throughSettings.

If you’relearning a new language, then Play Books also lets you learn new words.

snag the entire text that you’ve highlighted, then tapTranslate.

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The translation feature uses Google Translate in the background.

Download:Google Play Books(Free)

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Moon+ Reader

Moon+ Reader is an innovative ebook reader designed to give you complete control over your reading experience.

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In the popup that appears, tapHighlight.

From the color picker box, choose the color you want to highlight with.

it’s possible for you to also underline or strikethrough text with different colors.

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TapNoteto add more information on the selected text.

When you tapSave, a transparent sticky note will appear on the text.

If you like, you could then make a section inOneNote and start taking better notes.

list of annotations in elibrary manager

TapMiscellaneous, then checkSync reading positions via Google Drive.

When you tapBackuporRestore, it lets you sync and restore reading positions on other devices.

You likely have books with incomplete information such as title, genre, and author.

export annotations from elibrary manager

eLibrary manager solves this problem by letting you edit, extract, and manage metadata property in bulk.

eLibrary manager also lets youmanage your ebook library with Calibre.

To create a highlight, long-press your finger over some text and chooseHighlightfrom the context menu.

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The highlight toolbar contains the color palette box—snag the color of your choice and tapSave.

If you marked the wrong text, snag the highlighted text again and tapDelete.

To create a bookmark, long-press your finger over text and chooseBookmark/Notes.

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you might write a note and attach it to your bookmark or highlighted text.

The app also lets you see an overview of all highlights and bookmarks.

TapMore > Annotationsto look at the entries with page number, summary, and the color of the highlight.

bookmarks and notes menu in fullreader

To export the annotations, tapExportoption from the book list.

The exported data file (JSON) gets saved to a folder on your equipment.

Download:eLibrary Manager Basic(Free) |eLibrary Manager($1.50)

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FullReader

FullReader is a multifunctional reader that lets you read ebooks, comics, text files, and audiobooks.

Based on this metadata, it classifies books according to genre, series, title, and author.

The app uses several options to optimize the display of ebooks.

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To optimize the display of ebook annotations, openHamburger menu>prefs.

Then tapOptimizingand checkAnnotations in file system.

To highlight the text, drag your finger to the end of the sentence and tapNoteon the popup.

export highlights and notes in eboox

From the color picker box, choose the color of the note from either ready-made tints or the palette.

you could also create bookmarks to store your reading position and switch between pages.

To create a bookmark, tap theBookmarkicon the bottom panel.

After you’re done marking up, tapBookmarks and notesto see a list of everything you’ve saved.

Then tap theMoremenu to export your notes as a TXT file.

By default, the app comes with optimal reading options.

you might load books from folders on your rig and evenimport books from free ebook libraries.

To highlight text, drag your finger to the end of a sentence and tapQuoteon the popup.

To add a note to your highlighted text, tapWrite a note to a quote.

It’s also possible to sync your reading position with Google Drive.

it’s possible for you to also export your notes and directly share them with a note-taking app.

TapExport all quotes, then chooseOneNote, for instance.

If you find it hard to think beyond the simple context, creating annotations can help.

When you do this, you think hard about how ideas connect with each other.

The reader apps discussed here will help you become a better reader and thinker.

But annotations go beyond ebooks; they’re a part of the whole web.

If this interests you, we have acomplete guide on how and why to use annotations.