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Old 01-10-2011, 01:27 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by darthreader13 View Post
Hello, I am new to this forum. I noticed that there are some ebooks that are free, which also have a paid version. Is there a difference in these? I got a free book and noticed that I can not go to the table of context when I want. Can you reach the table of context at any time in a purchased book?

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(Very) Generally speaking, you'll find that more paid e-books have tables of contents than free ones. One of the things you ought to expect, in general, when you're paying for an e-book is that the formatting is decent. But as I said, that's a general rule. There are certainly free e-books with linked tables of contents.

One thing you should look for is whether or not the e-book is out of copyright in the U.S. Check Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org). If you can find the e-book there, then I would venture to guess that the free copy you find on Amazon might be a Gutenberg text which was simply converted to MOBI/AZW format. Project Gutenberg texts generally aren't formatted specifically for the Kindle, so the table of contents probably won't be linked.
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