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Originally Posted by Ransom
I've noticed several comments in book reviews at Amazon where people were complaining about this e-book or that not containing a hyperlinked (working) TOC, only to be chided by later reviewers saying that he/she has to scroll down to the TOC.
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A lot of this is down to the antiquated format used by the Kindle, but at least some of it is due to the (sadly predictable) laziness of the technicians formatting the books. Any book that contains more than a couple of sections should have a ToC, even fiction (if you're discussing a book with someone else and he says 'Oh, but in Chapter 43 Ned Stark revealed the depth of his consuming hatred for the Lannisters, and how it coloured all his acts,' then you'll want to be able to find that chapter quickly.
That ToC needs to be in a reliable place that can be accessed quickly. In print books that's at the front of the book, in ePubs it needs one or two clicks, in mobipocket it
should be in a certain place, but often isn't. This is pure laziness, but it's also the fault of the format itself.