"Note from the author" as a new item in CK

Is it an idea to make a new item in CK for "Note from the author". I've seen it several times that the author has written a note and I don't know where to place that.

What sort of note? There is already CK space for 'Dedication' and 'Epigraph'.

Thus the additional explaining from a writer, f.i. work 179232, The Convenant by James A. Michener, where he explains the use of places and names under the text of the "Dedication", can I place under "Epigraph"? I thought this was only mentfor special poems, sayings, etc., and not for a "Note from the author".
That's why I gave the recommendation

Ok, I don't know where that sort of 'places and names' note would go. There is CK for both places and names, but I don't think that is what you are looking for.

I'd give my lefty to know what Tim deleted at #3 though.

Why though? In this case the use of places and names would seem to me to be connected to the reading of the actual work. Are you going to ask for a field to type in the first chapter as well?

Message 6! jjwilson what you ask is very cynical and typing the first chapter I definitely leave that to the author!!!!!!!!!

Message 5 - I think the following text is important, because Michener explains about which places and family-names do not exist and which do. He also mentioned the use of the names of people, which were once common use, while this is now unacceptable; f.i. Bushman i.s.o. San or Khoisan; Hottentot i.s.o. Khoi-Khoi; native, kaffir and Bantu i.s.o. Black. Mustee is written here with a capital, because it is a legal classification in South African.
This kind of information is a note from the author.

This does not sound like something that is terribly useful outside of the context of reading the book.

You occasionally get things that might be useful in a bibliographic context, such as a note mentioning reference materials that were used, or when/where the book was written. There are often short notes from the author stating that most of the topography is real, but than one specific piece is fictional, or that they've taken liberties with the geography.

There are other things that might be useful. For example, some of my books are now out of print in the official published version, but I've made them available on my website as free downloads. There isn't anywhere obvious to put that. Some authors make additional material available on their websites. It might be useful to have a place to put detailed links, rather than just the top-level link to an author's website.

You know, I often think it would be fun to have a field for the colophon.

(eyes Folio Society collection) Mmm, yes, colophon would be good. Though that would have to be per edition, or even per print run, so could be tricky for CK.

Which brings up the point that author's notes are often edition specific. In fact, the only ones that spring to mind are similar to "this edition corrects the errors introduced by the well meaning editor in the first edition", etc.

That can be an extra item under colophon