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Old 05-08-2009, 06:57 AM   #128
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Originally Posted by zerospinboson View Post
Something to keep in mind here though is that, in academia, it is often necessary to refer to page numbers. If you put a book in a reflowable format that will become nearly impossible (unless you integrate the page numbers into the text directly), so I'm not sure it is something that would be appreciated.
I agree - but then "the art of quotation" would have to change - e.g. paragraph numbering would be an option.
It's already happening (see the growing number of internet quotations)
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