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[Clayton Daley]

So I wanted to get my Kindle Highlights and Notes (hereafter KNote) into Evernote. However, I wanted each Kindle Highlight (plus its KNote, if present) in a separate Evernote Note (hereafter ENote) so I was unhappy with the existing solutions like ClippingsConverter and a web capture at kindle.amazon.com. I did some digging/research and found a free Kindle Clippings application (Klippings, not to be confused with Klippings Kollector) that could be easily modified to achieve the desired outcome. This process is not fully automated (it creates an ENEX file that you must import into Evernotes), but it's pretty darn close.

It's currently a beta (needs testing), but you can find the program here:

http://daleyklipping...y.com/download/

How it Works

As you may be aware, Kindle (Touch in my case) places highlights in a "My Clippings.txt" file using a format something like:

==========
<Title> (<Author>)
- Your <"Highlight" or "Note" or "Bookmark"> on Page <Page> | Location <Location> | Added on <Date>
<Text of Highlight or KNote>
==========

In sime cases, adjacent KNotes and Highlights are related. When possible, we automatically associate the KNote with the Highlight. This leads to thre scanrios: (1) Highlight alone, (2) Higlight with KNote, and (3) Knote alone (rare but possible).

In all three cases, I create an ENote in Evernote and:

• Set the author to <Author> (if available)
• Add a tag for <Author> (special logic used to remove commas and enforce 100 char length)
• Add a tag for <Title> (special logic used to remove commas and enforce 100 char length)
• Set the created date to <Date>
• Add the tag "KindleClipping" (not critical, but the best way to indicate a source for the ENote)
• Add the tag "ConvertedByDaleyKilppings" (not critical, should help you remember the program if you ever need to)

For a Highlight WITHOUT a KNote:

• I title the ENote "Highlight from Location <Location> of <Title>"
• The ENote is set to:
  

  Source: <Title>Author(s): <Author>Page(s): <Page>Location: <Location><Text of Highlight>

For a KNote WITHOUT a Highlight:

• I title the ENote "Note from Location <Location> of <Title>"
• The ENote is set to:
  

  Source: <Title>Author(s): <Author>Page(s): <Page>Location: <Location><Text of KNote>

For a KNote WITH a Highlight:

• I title the ENote "Note from Location <Location> of <Title>"
• The ENote is set to:
  

  Source: <Title>Author(s): <Author>Page(s): <Page>Location: <Location><Text of KNote>REGARDING HIGHLIGHT=========<Text of Highlight>=========END HIGHLIGHT

The program permits heavy customization of the output so you can make changes to these formats in the Export Settings tab.

[Martin Packer]

I may have missed this - and I scanned the note several times - but which platform is this running on? I see a tag of "kindle" but assume that doesn't mean you're running the code on a Kindle Fire. On Mac or Windows I'm interested in beta testing (having a Kindle 3G Kbd).

[Clayton Daley]

I may have missed this - and I scanned the note several times - but which platform is this running on? I see a tag of "kindle" but assume that doesn't mean you're running the code on a Kindle Fire. On Mac or Windows I'm interested in beta testing (having a Kindle 3G Kbd).

The original author was able to create installers for Win32, OS X, and Linux (Deb).

For now, I'm working with the Python source code also provided by the original author. In principle, that code could be run on any platform, but requires you to install Python plus several libraries (I don't suggest this approach unless you're a programmer yourself). I have zero experience creating an installer and am hoping either (1) I am able to get in touch with the original author or (2) can find a forum member who's interested in the functionality can assist.

[Martin Packer]

Far from a huge tragedy installing Python. :-)

[Clayton Daley]

The software is available in a Windows installer or Windows portable file. Some versions also have a Mac installer thanks to thearr (author of the original Klippings). If that's your platform, you can access the program at:

http://daleyklipping...y.com/download/

If you are running Linux, I don't yet have an installer for you. However, you can use the source files off the same page if you're willing to install the needed packages. I suggest you use the same versions I do:

• Python 2.7.3 (http://www.python.org/getit/)
• PyQt-Py2.7 (http://www.riverbank...e/pyqt/download)
• PyQt dependencies (ONLY if it was not ncluded in the PyQt binary, see PyQt link for list)
• Qt (ONLY if it was not included in the PyQt binary, http://qt.digia.com/)
• simplejson (http://pypi.python.o...ypi/simplejson/)