{"id":63102,"date":"2022-10-24T18:01:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=63102"},"modified":"2022-10-21T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T09:13:07","slug":"export-kindle-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/export-kindle-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Export Kindle Notes and Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kindle is a very useful e-reader. You can have a lot of books, and while you are reading, you can highlight and take notes. However, many people are annoyed by the limitations of leaving a book unread or exporting highlights after finishing it.<\/p>\n

Summarizing the main points and what you want to say after you finish reading a book can make a tremendous difference in retention in your memory. For this reason, we will show you how to easily export your Kindle notes and highlights.<\/p>\n

First of all, there are three broad ways to export Kindle notes and highlights. It is the original location from which the notes and highlights are retrieved. Respectively, they are the Kindle device, the Kindle app, and Cloud Reader.<\/p>\n

Kindle devices are Kindle Paperwhite, Oasis, Kids, etc. Kindle apps are available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android phone, and Windows PCs. And Cloud Reader is Amazon\u2019s official website to see notes and highlights on the web.<\/p>\n

Below are three destinations to export Kindle\u2019s notes and highlights.<\/p>\n

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  1. Export from Kindle Devices<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Export from Kindle Apps<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Export from Cloud Reader<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1. Export from Kindle device<\/h2>\n

    From your Kindle device, you can send notes and highlights through email. And in this case, there is no limit on the number of notes and highlights you can export, which is one of the advantages of using the Kindle device.<\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n

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    1. Open the book on your Kindle device and click on the three dots button in the upper right corner. Here, click on the option Notes & Highlights<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
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    2. You can see a button that says Export Notes<\/strong>, click on it. It will export the notes to your registered e-mail address.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      In addition, by connecting the Kindle device to a computer with a USB cable, you can copy and save the files.<\/p>\n

      This file is called My Clippings.txt<\/em> and is unique to the Kindle, although it is a text file.<\/p>\n

      You can get this file only from Kindle devices, so if you want to save the file directly to your desktop, you need to purchase a Kindle device.<\/p>\n

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      2. Export from Kindle apps<\/h2>\n

      This way is the simplest. Because you can export notes and highlights via email or save them as an HTML file.<\/p>\n

      From mobile devices, you can only send notes and highlights via email in an HTML file. And from the desktop app, you can download and save notes and highlights as an HTML file.<\/p>\n

      These are very simple, but the disadvantage is that there is a limit to the number of highlights you can export. It varies from publisher to publisher, but the number of highlights to export cannot exceed 1% of the entire Kindle book (some publishers set it at 15%, for example).<\/p>\n

      Highlights that exceed 1% will be automatically cut off, and once you have completed the export for that book, you will not be able to export anything other than that 1% again.<\/p>\n

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      To export notes and highlights from the Kindle Mac app, you can open the Notebook (right sidebar) and click Export<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      It shows Save As<\/strong> at the top right, so you can save it as a .html<\/span> file by clicking the button.<\/p>\n

      Export from Kindle iOS app on mobile<\/h3>\n

      As the red arrow shows, there is a share button on the Kindle app.<\/p>\n

      Click that, choose Email<\/em> and choose citation style. Then, you can see an email sending page showing up, so input an email address you want to receive the notes and highlights. It sends in an HTML file.<\/p>\n

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      3. Export from Cloud Reader<\/h2>\n

      This option is the most common; anyone who has a Kindle account can see the past highlights for free. Also, there here are many third-party services to export and download notes and highlights through Cloud Reader and here are four of them:<\/p>\n