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Bookmarks & Highlights

Save pages to come back to, and mark passages in color while you read an EPUB book.

Before you start

  • Bookmarks are free.
  • Highlights need Pro. See You › Settings › Pro.
  • Both work in EPUB books only.

Bookmarks

Bookmark a page

  1. Tap an empty spot in the middle of the page to show the controls.
  2. Tap Bookmark Page (bookmark icon) at the top.

The icon fills in and "Page bookmarked" appears.

Go back to a bookmark

  1. Show the controls.
  2. Tap View Bookmarks (the icon next to the bookmark icon).
  3. Tap a bookmark.

Each bookmark shows how far into the book it is, as a percentage, and the date you added it.

To see a book's bookmarks from the library, press and hold the book and tap Bookmarks. Tap one to open the book at that page.

Remove a bookmark

Do one of these:

  • On the bookmarked page, tap the bookmark icon again (Remove Bookmark).
  • In the bookmarks list, swipe the bookmark to the left.

Highlights

Highlights list with passages marked in different colors

Highlight a passage

  1. Press and hold a word in the book to select it.
  2. Drag the selection handles to cover the passage.
  3. Tap the highlighter button at the bottom right (Highlight selection).
  4. To mark the whole sentence, tap Select sentence. This step is optional.
  5. Tap a color: yellow, blue, green or pink.

Without Pro, the highlighter button opens the Pro screen instead.

Your highlights show in the text every time you open the book.

See your highlights

  1. Show the controls.
  2. Tap Highlights (highlighter icon) at the top.

Each highlight shows its color, the text, the date and your note. In the list you can:

  • Tap a highlight to jump to it in the book.
  • Press and hold a highlight to add or change its note. Type the note in Edit Note and tap Save.
  • Swipe a highlight to the left to delete it.

To see a book's highlights from the library, press and hold the book and tap Highlights. Tap one to open the book there.

If something goes wrong

  • The Highlights button is dimmed. Highlights need Pro. Tap the button to open the Pro screen.
  • "No bookmarks yet." You have not bookmarked a page in this book. Tap the bookmark icon while reading to add one.