How to Get Text Quotes Off Any Kindle or Google Book Quickly Using Windows 10 Apps

Ever needed to quote an author from Kindle or Google Books? Here is a quick method

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When looking to quote and reference an author or source in doing research for an article, I often hit propriety software such as Kindle, Google Books or others that disallow copy and paste.

The question is how to quickly recover a text quote off what is effectively an image?

This is the method I use, I'm sure there are other ways, this one is fast and fuss free, the proviso is you are using Windows 10:

• Locate the text you wish to copy, on any web media (if it’s on your computer screen you will be able to copy it)
• Find and click on the Snipping Tool in Windows Accessories

• Click New on the open tool and drag your cursor around the text to be copied.
• Then hit File > Save As. It can be saved as a PNG or JPG file, either is fine for this purpose.
• Note exactly where you save the file.
• Go to https://www.onlineocr.net/

• Hit Select file, upload you file. Where the drop down box indicates Microsoft Word choose :

Hit Covert and you should get a perfect copy of the text you wish to quote. Check the text carefully it may have a few minor miscoversions.