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Originally Posted by marimorimo
While it may be inconsequential to you, it's a big deal to ME.
With paper books I savor the cover and title page, read the copyright, dedication, and table of contents BEFORE reading the first word of Chapter 1. Call me anal or whatever, but I consider it part of the reading experience.
I just wish mobipocket/Kindle/the Powers that Be gave users the option to choose where to open their books.
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I understand your frustrations, marimorimo. That's exactly how I like to start a book too. Every time I open a book on my Kindle, I get a momentary twinge of annoyance knowing that I now have to make extra clicks to start from the true beginning. I have also noticed that by this method you sometimes miss items critical to the book before the first page of text. I recently opened a Kindle ebook that skipped a timeline, maps and a page of quotes relevant to the plot.