I agree. I read best with physical books, so don't bother with ebooks anymore. But it's frustrating to have to constantly flip to the end of a chapter or the en

I agree. I read best with physical books, so don't bother with ebooks anymore. But it's frustrating to have to constantly flip to the end of a chapter or the end of a book to figure out if a footnote is of interest to me. I think academic papers largely get this right. First, footnotes and references are separated. Second, footnotes are actual footnotes at the foot of the corresponding page.