Friederike in Persia Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 We're using our kindles more and more and will soon need to quote from them. How would you do that? Give the precentage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 We're using our kindles more and more and will soon need to quote from them. How would you do that? Give the precentage? Kindles have a location #, which is their equivalent of page numbers. If you underline a passage in your kindle, and then look at your clippings file, it will tell you the location number of that section. If you don't want to mark a passage, you can also see the location number by clicking on the "Go to" option in the menu. It will tell you your present location number under the option of "Go to location". I expect that the location number will eventually be used if Kindle sources are used for term papers. Nook probably has a similar feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 You may also wish to read this blog post on exporting quotes and notes from Kindle: http://technosavvy.org/2010/09/12/exporting-kindle-notes-and-highlights/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Kindles have a location #, which is their equivalent of page numbers. If you underline a passage in your kindle, and then look at your clippings file, it will tell you the location number of that section. If you don't want to mark a passage, you can also see the location number by clicking on the "Go to" option in the menu. It will tell you your present location number under the option of "Go to location". I expect that the location number will eventually be used if Kindle sources are used for term papers. Nook probably has a similar feature. I don't think the location number is the same as page number, though. It's more like a line number. But it is a way to easily identify a passage in a Kindle document. I think I'd hesitate to use a Kindle document as a source for an outside paper--I'd probably want to go to the library and find a physical copy of the book to reference. If it was a paper my kids were writing for a homeschool assignment I wouldn't worry about finding a physical copy of the book, and the location number would be the easiest way to reference the quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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