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Originally Posted by HarryT
The problem with page numbers is that they would be totally different on the 10" iPad and the 6" Kindle, so they are worthless in referring to a position in the book. A location, on the other hand, can be used for that purpose, regardless of which Kindle device the reader is using, and what font size has been selected.
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I disagree that "page numbers are worthless." One of the things I really liked on the Sony (and now iBooks) is that it uses page numbers. I feel much more at home looking at page 55 of 215, even if I change the font and it becomes page 82 of 323. It's true, we don't really have pages anymore, but I think the metaphor still works for most people. We don't really have file drawers and folders in our computers either, but we seem to work just fine with the little paper and folder icons.