MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - "Locations" vs. Pages in K3

sirmaru · 10-02-2010, 10:58 AM

I read books for information and entertainment. I am not part of academia and could care less what their standards are.

I am sure Amazon markets the Kindle WiFi for the mass market of book enthusiasts. Academia is not a big part of the mass market.

If I want to quote books in forum and chat rooms, the Kindle WiFi clipboard serves an excellent purpose. When I do that, I just reference the book title and possibly the author. Forums and chat rooms do not need chapters, pages or locations.

By the way, for academic purposes citing a book title, author, chapter and possible percent location would seem to be just fine. Pages of pBooks can be used to also calculate percentage locations and would be close enough to the Kindle location percentage.

When reading pBooks, I always did a quick calculation of percentage read by pages to see how far I was in the book and how quick it may end. I did it in my head without necessity of calculator use.

In religious forums and chat rooms using the Kindle eBibles do identify the exact Book, Chapter and Verse PRECISELY.

10-02-2010, 10:58 AM	#88
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Most of us read books for fun, not academic research I read books for information and entertainment. I am not part of academia and could care less what their standards are. I am sure Amazon markets the Kindle WiFi for the mass market of book enthusiasts. Academia is not a big part of the mass market. If I want to quote books in forum and chat rooms, the Kindle WiFi clipboard serves an excellent purpose. When I do that, I just reference the book title and possibly the author. Forums and chat rooms do not need chapters, pages or locations. By the way, for academic purposes citing a book title, author, chapter and possible percent location would seem to be just fine. Pages of pBooks can be used to also calculate percentage locations and would be close enough to the Kindle location percentage. When reading pBooks, I always did a quick calculation of percentage read by pages to see how far I was in the book and how quick it may end. I did it in my head without necessity of calculator use. In religious forums and chat rooms using the Kindle eBibles do identify the exact Book, Chapter and Verse PRECISELY.