Footnotes and Reading Notes

like the side notes. they make reading footnotes seem stressful by comparison.

I find the separation between the body of the essay and notes makes it harder to read. When I read PG's essay, I always have two tabs open, one on the essay and the other on the Notes section. When I come across a note reference, e.g. "the answer turns out to be completely different. [4]", I switch to the Notes tab to look it up. This back and forth between the two tabs disrupt the reading experience.Wouldn't it be easier on the reader to simply include the Notes in the bo

Going split screen with Notability is still a good way to read a book. I usually note down chapter headings and sometimes copy out sentences mixed with my own thoughts or summaries.

It's not so bad in dead tree form if you use two bookmarks (one for the main text, one for the endnotes).

It doesn't work for me at least. Part of the value of note taking is to flip through the book quickly and see the notes and then recall the most interesting parts. This seems lost.

I usually have a pencil with me while reading. I will add a 'N' letter next to the paragraph that is the key takeaway in the page. Once I finish reading a chapter, I will quickly skim through the markings and keep a note of it in Evernote. This helps me to remember a book much better.

Wouldn't it be more useful not to have to do this? Keeping them footnotes saves buying another copy, or damaging yours.

I use a blank paper sheet as bookmark and carry a pen, so that I write down important notes from the book content on the bookmark. Afterwards the book is - ideally and dependent on the content - condensed to one sheet, that I can refer to later. It also helps with retaining the content.

is there a site / service that provides these types of notes for non-fiction books?

With books, I tend to not bother with the notes if they are bundled up at the end of the book or chapter. I prefer to have them on the bottom of the page. A web page doesn't even have the benefit of easy page turning to a bookmark, so I think some medium adapted solution like mouse hover would be appropriate.