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Originally Posted by AlexBell
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Do you think not opening at the cover is a bug or a feature?
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Feature. Printed books don't open to their covers either, BTW.
What I don't like about all too many Kindle ebooks is that they open at the beginning of the first chapter, skipping title pages, acknowledgements, dedications, and sometimes introductions.
IMHO, they should always open to either a
frontis or the title page. If a publisher wants their "fabulous" cover art to be seen when the book is first opened it should either be converted into a frontis (art without any text) or an illustrated title page (art with title page appropriate text and no advertising or promotional blurbs).
Covers, with all their obscuring text and blurbs about how great this book is, should be seen only when selecting a book. Once you've selected and opened a book the cover should not be displayed by default.