Hello, thank you for the ideas.

Not sure on your second question.  How do I know if the book has DRM or not?  
There is also a way to have bookmarks in iText but I'm still learning about it. 
 ;)

Traci
On Jun 18, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've never found that highlighting text like this is an effective aid for 
> blind people. At least it isn't much good to me. What I tend to do is copy 
> and paste the relevant text into a separate document I'll call notes on 
> whatever subject or book it is I'm researching/reading. As well as the quoted 
> text, I'll make sure to right down the page number, if I can access it, or 
> any other information that will help me identify the spot again. And I will 
> include the citation of the book/article (author's name, title etcetera). 
> This way, when I want to review what I've studied I can look through my notes 
> and I'll have the correct references there so I don't need to go back to the 
> book unless there's some other information I need to get, and then I've got 
> the reference right there anyway. As well as simply copying and pasting text, 
> it can be good to write your own notes or summary of the book/article (again 
> including the appropriate citation), as this also helps you to think about 
> what it actually is you're reading.
> 
> I hope this makes sense and is of some use.
> 
> P.S. Can iText open DRM protected Kindle books? If it can, that's amazing! Or 
> is it just Kindle books which have had their DRM removed?
> 
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