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khailuongdinh OP t1_j23yk76 wrote

Reply to comment by Commander-Flatus in Export all highlights from Apple Books application by khailuongdinh

Thank you for your suggestion. I also tried app named book highlights in addition to readwise. Both of them are good for books available on the internet. However they do not support personal library with self-created documents. So I changed my mind to MS Word app on iphone. Accordingly, I can make highlights and comments. If i want to export all of them, I can use a short VBA coding from PC.

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Commander-Flatus t1_j23z32k wrote

Ah! Word files are kind of an unusual use case. Readwise might have worked if you exported word to pdf, but I’m not sure.

I’ve been through a recent “highlights journey” to sadly learn that pdf and ebook highlights are nonstandard across applications and platforms. I always assumed incorrectly it was trivial and standardized.

Glad you found a solution. Wishing you and yours a happy new year filled with peace and happiness and joy.

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Commander-Flatus t1_j23z4vy wrote

Ah! Word files are kind of an unusual use case. Readwise might have worked if you exported word to pdf, but I’m not sure.

I’ve been through a recent “highlights journey” to sadly learn that pdf and ebook highlights are nonstandard across applications and platforms. I always assumed incorrectly it was trivial and standardized.

Glad you found a solution. Wishing you and yours a happy new year filled with peace and happiness and joy.

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