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Page Count Wrong - paperback edition "The Two Towers"
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Do the pages start numbering in the hundreds or do they start at 1 (without any introductory pages)?
The Page count pics up where the first book leaves off, but the book itself only has 352 pages.
OK, a previous librarian edit says "The maps may carry on for some pages but the text goes from page 403 to page 725 -- 322 book pages in total." From the librarian manual:
Page numbers should match the page numbers as listed in the book. If a book begins on page 6, for example, do not subtract from the final page count to determine the "actual" number of pages – simply list the number on the last page with countable content.
So the current page count appears correct, despite not having that actual amount of pages.
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Unless there are maps, etc. after page 725.
I think that part from the Librarian Manual you listed is referring to books that might not start on page 1, but page 1 is included in that specific book. I don't think it applies in a scenario where 3 books with 3 separate ISBN's utilize a running page count across all 3 books (and hence dealing with 1 printed page 1 and 3 physical page 1's). Just my opinion, since the current way it is listed isn't really accurate.
The Librarian Manual States " If the publisher provides a specific page count, that number should be reflected in our book data"The Publisher lists this book with a page count of 352.
Publisher is Mariner Books, which is a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/T...
Justin wrote: "I think that part from the Librarian Manual you listed is referring to books that might not start on page 1, but page 1 is included in that specific book."That's a good point. Another librarian can weigh in.
Justin wrote: "The Librarian Manual States " If the publisher provides a specific page count, that number should be reflected in our book data"The Publisher lists this book with a page count of 352."
I think that part is aimed at ebooks, because there is no reliable source for those besides the publisher.
But if the publisher is a reliable source, why wouldn't we use what they list for the page count of their physical books, especially when it matches what everyone else (e.g. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, other retailers) is listing for page count?
Justin wrote: "But if the publisher is a reliable source, why wouldn't we use what they list for the page count of their physical books, especially when it matches what everyone else (e.g. Amazon, Barnes & Noble,..."I just mean the Goodreads page number policy might dictate something else for books like this. Someone else will come along and let us know soon.
Based on what Rivka has said before, the page number for this book would be 725 (since that is what is actually listed in the book).https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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