Export Marvin dump

alper · 02-11-2023, 08:33 PM

Hi,

I think it's going to be time to get off Marvin. The problem is that my entire (anti-)library of the past so many years with all my highlights is in there.

Now I could burn it all and start over—all libraries are temporary libraries after all—but I was wondering if somebody figured out a way to read the dump format.

And even if it were possible to extract everything, what would be the best place to store the books and annotations? Calibre? Somewhere else?

- Alper

Turtle91 · 02-12-2023, 01:21 AM

I’ve always used Calibre as my e-library manager. I don’t think there’s anything out there to beat it.
The reader/app you choose should just be for the books you are currently working on.

I’ve never used annotations or notes other than for testing, so I can’t help you there. Sorry.

ilovejedd · 05-22-2023, 09:59 PM

Not sure if you've figured this out yet.

You can export annotations to PDF, HTML, etc. from within the app. Alas, they're pretty much just excerpts in this case and are not linked to the book.

I think the CSV format might also include book location (in terms of paragraph/word number?) but I expect that's a PITA to manually locate, too.

02-11-2023, 08:33 PM	#1
alper Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Berlin Device: Marvin, offline Kindle	Export Marvin dump Hi, I think it's going to be time to get off Marvin. The problem is that my entire (anti-)library of the past so many years with all my highlights is in there. Now I could burn it all and start over—all libraries are temporary libraries after all—but I was wondering if somebody figured out a way to read the dump format. And even if it were possible to extract everything, what would be the best place to store the books and annotations? Calibre? Somewhere else? - Alper

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02-12-2023, 01:21 AM	#2
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,220 Karma: 19000635 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 15/11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	I’ve always used Calibre as my e-library manager. I don’t think there’s anything out there to beat it. The reader/app you choose should just be for the books you are currently working on. I’ve never used annotations or notes other than for testing, so I can’t help you there. Sorry.

05-22-2023, 09:59 PM	#3
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Not sure if you've figured this out yet. You can export annotations to PDF, HTML, etc. from within the app. Alas, they're pretty much just excerpts in this case and are not linked to the book. I think the CSV format might also include book location (in terms of paragraph/word number?) but I expect that's a PITA to manually locate, too.