Which e-book readers are supported
- PocketBook:
- successfully tested on PocketBook HD firmware versions 5.16 - 5.19 and PocketBook InkPad 3
- Sony PRS:
- models T1, T2, and T3; successfully tested on Sony PRS T3
How to make highlights / mark text in an e-book reader (PocketBook or Sony PRS)
- Open any e-book (preferably in epub, fb2 or txt format)
- Touch with your finger and hold a particular word on the screen. The word will become highlighted:
- Drag a left and/or right slider until you select the phrase you want
- For PocketBook: Press the button that looks like a marker at the top or bottom left corner (located on a horizontal panel that appears)
For Sony PRS: Press the 'Highlight' button that appeared right above the selected phrase
The advantages of the desktop edition
- Does not require access to the Internet
- In addition to highlighted text also saves the reader's notes that have been made in the text
- Allows to use css styles to customize the output file (where highlights and notes are stored)
- Works on multiple operating systems
System requirements
- Operating systems: any Windows, MacOS (64 bit version)
How to connect an e-book reader (PocketBook or Sony PRS) to a computer
The easiest way to connect your e-book to a computer is with a USB cable. It may be the same cable that you use to connect your e-book to a charger.
- Turn on your e-book reader and computer
- Plug-in the USB cable to the computer
- Plug-in the other end of the USB cable to the e-book reader
- The e-book reader may request you to answer a question about the connection:
- The computer will recognize your e-book reader, and it will look like a hard disk or removable USB drive.
How to access and extract your quotes and notes
- Connect your e-ink reader to a computer with a USB cable;
- Run Highlights Extractor file:
- On Windows:
from Explorer double click 'eink_highlights_extractor.jar' file;
from command line type 'java -jar eink_highlights_extractor.jar'; - On Linux: 'eink_highlights_extractor.jar';
- On MacOS: 'eink_highlights_extractor.jar';
- Select the disk assigned to your e-ink reader after the connection with it has been established and the e-book reader has been recognized by the operating system;
- Select the e-ink reader model from the list;
- Click the 'Next' button;
- Mark the books from which you want to extract highlights and notes; choose 'Select all' check box to select all available books;
- Choose the folder where the extracted highlights and notes will be stored;
- Select the output file format from the list;
- Press the 'Extract' button.
Command line support
The Desktop Edition of the Highlights Extractor can run in command line. With the command line you may use the Highlights Extractor in a console window without a GUI (graphic user interface). The following command line options are supported:
java -jar eink_highlights_extractor.jar -disk ~/reader -readertype POCKETBOOK -savetofolder ~/reader_notes -outputformat HTML
- -readertype: Reader type: POCKETBOOK|SONY
- -disk: Reader disk/folder
- -savetofolder: Save to folder
- -h, -help: Command line options
- -outputformat: Output file(s) format: HTML|TEXT. Default: TEXT
- -singlefilename: Save to a single file with the specified name
java -jar eink_highlights_extractor.jar -disk ~/reader -readertype POCKETBOOK -savetofolder ~/reader_notes -outputformat HTML
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