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Originally Posted by slayda
Derek,
I actually read a pbook that was very popular (Lonesome Dove) that had it been even 2 or 3 times longer, I would have quit reading long before I did. Up until the last chapter, I keep thinking - "This book has potential. Maybe it really get somewhere." For me, it never did. It just stopped. Had it been longer I would not have read past the "original" first 25%.
Of course this example didn't require actual page numbers. I would have been just as happy with a percent number.
Where numbers are needed with the lack of search capability is, as some have pointed out, when you lose your place and must search for it. Yes you can get "close" (and I leave the definition of "close" totally open) with the already included visual scale. However without numbers "close" has larger margins of error.
Besides, I like numbers & .PRC on my Palm TX has both a visual scale & numbers so it shouldn't be too hard to implement on the Cybook.
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I see.
You clearly have no appreciation for the 'finer things in life'!
(So states a "Lonesome Dove" devotee.
) Yes, I've not only read LD, but the other novels in the series - although I haven't gone so far as to dress and talk like my fave characters.
Still, while I agree with the need for a 'search' capability or a way to reference footnotes, I have no problem remembering which was the last chapter I started. Thus, if the Cybook does happen to forget my current position, I just jump to the beginning of the chapter. It's not that difficult, especially as remembering 'Chapter 39' is easier than remembering 'page 961'.
Derek