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Originally Posted by marimorimo
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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.
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I disagree and agree...
I don't find that I have a strong desire for the book to open to the cover. I can view the cover by using the 5way from the Home screen.
What I do prefer is for the ebook to open more like a pbook. That is, I want it to open to the title page rather than skipping over all of the font matter. I've seen some that skip over introductions that are meant to be read before reading chapter 1.
MOBI doesn't place the cover image in the data blocks that comprise the "text" of the book so its not in the range of "locations" that would allow the publisher to have the book open to the actual cover image. The publisher can, rather easily, have it open to the title page where the cover can be displayed with a single key press (page back).