Thread: TOC listed in the TOC?
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Old 06-18-2013, 05:59 AM   #9
Notjohn
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Originally Posted by exaltedwombat View Post
I you're "publishing" a very strong argument for putting a HTML toc at the front (and maybe breaking convention by moving other lengthy front matter to the back) is Amazon's "Look Inside" feature. The pages shown need to sell the content. No-one's interested in dedications, copyrights etc.
I sometimes buy a Big Six book with the copyright in the back, so this wisdom has percolated to their formatters as well. I am even now revising one of my books to get rid of the Prologue. Two paragraphs will be moved to Chapter One, and the rest will go to Notes & Sources in the back.
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