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Old 12-18-2013, 12:11 PM   #24
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As an aside, what is the point of the "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" at the beginning of ebooks?
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Same as in paper books - it indicates the edition. When the book changes, the lowest number gets removed.
As Harry says, it's a hang-over from when actual metal plates were used to print from. they would just file off the previous edition number before printing the next edition....
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