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Is there an e-reader that would allow you to edit an .epub file? (fedia.io)

submitted 2 years ago by classic@fedia.io to c/books@lemmy.world

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Beyond just marking up an e-book, are there any devices that would also allow you to edit the file itself?

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[–] classic@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you. Yeah, I like to whittle down the text to the essential points as I read (this is with non-fiction). On an ipad, i open up the book in OnlyOffice to do this.

If I markup up the book instead (highlights, underlining and so forth), what happens to all of that when you open the book up in Calibre? Does it show the markups?

[–] dbx12@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

I think it depends on the eReader, but mine creates a txt file with all highlighted sections. I assume others behave similarly and store annotations outside the actual epub file.