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Paul
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Mar 16, 2011 10:08PM
ok. we got this great technology that books can be delivered wirelessly to our edevice(in my case my comp-I got the Kindle for pc app)within seconds so..WHY CAN'T THEY USE PAGE NUMBERS?
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LOL....I know what you mean. My nook actually uses page numbers, but sometimes when I pick the goodreads ebook version, I don't get page numbers.
I know it's a small thing but it just bugs me.
My Nook uses page numbers too, but I always think they're off which irks me.
The reason is very simple. Depending on how large your text selection is the text will flow differently. At the smallest text size a book may have 50 pages, while at the largest text size it may have 250 pages.That is the reason why page numbers are pretty much useless in eBook readers as long as the look/presentation can be adjusted by the user.
ok, I knew the reason was probably simple like that.....so it's not a conspiracy LOL
Actually, some Kindle books now use page numbers along with the location numbers.
Well they could use page numbers if everybody agreed to that a certain amount of words constitue a page, then withing the OS of the ereader you could calculate the page numbers or at formatting.
well, I guess has more editions/updates come out they will get the kinks worked out hopefully
Guido wrote: "The reason is very simple. Depending on how large your text selection is the text will flow differently. At the smallest text size a book may have 50 pages, while at the largest text size it may ha..."Not on the Nook. No matter what font size you use, the total pages always remains the same.
Yea, I have a Nook and the page numbering is always the same regardless of font size or margins.
I've never had problems with page numbers with my Nook.
Why are you people so obsessed with page numbers? :-)
I keep up with books and pages I read in Excel....I don't know maybe it's an OCD thing?
LOL! I thought I had some quirks. I use to keep an excel spreadsheet of every book I ever owned that I could sort by all sorts of crazy categories. Somewhere along the line I lost it in a computer crash and it nearly crushed me! Now I just use Goodreads to keep track.
BarkLessWagMore wrote: "LOL! I thought I had some quirks. I use to keep an excel spreadsheet of every book I ever owned that I could sort by all sorts of crazy categories. Somewhere along the line I lost it in a comput..."oh yeah, I can sort by pages,genres,authors years, more...oh boy that really sounds bad..LOL
Well at least know that I understand :)
most of my friends get that glazed over look in their eyes when I mention it!
LOL I had started an excel page and then my books got moved about and now I cannot reach a majority of them. I have to look at my husband and and point to the location and color and title of the book. My nook page numbers don't change either....I can be on page 88 for a few turns....LOL
it can be important for researchers and people writing papers who need citations. For most fiction readers, it doesn't matter, especially since the Kindle saves your place for you.
