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Originally Posted by samhy
I agree with you that's not always the best thing  And if I had to find page 240 I would be at a loss. On the other hand, if I have to find something half-way chapter 8, the kepub behavior would be easier.
Since the estimated time isn't important, an epub has also some statistics in Reading life, like the time read (per session or total, not sure) and the number of page turns 
Right now, the way the page numbers are displayed is how I decide between a kepub and an epub for each book (different books, different needs). |
Yes indeed, its a good perspective. I have to compare each book on both formats to see which one turns out better.
I guess that if i'm reading a novel, maybe I won't mind the navigation within chapter only and not knowing which actual page i'm at. But if i'm reading an academic book like ancient history book on which I will have to go back and forth to study different chapters all at the same time, well, then I would stick to epub. Imagine this scenario, it could happen to me in the classroom, how could I hold a kepub book in front of my students and say:
-"Class, please open your books on page 8 of chapter 15, it should start with "Afrodite despised Psique...", it's probably in the middle halfway through the book because my kobo displays 54% read, okay guys"?
Haha that would be an awkward situation
I don't see how this would be a big deal for Kobo to enhance the reading experience by providing either Reading Statistics on epubs or proper page orientation on kepubs