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Originally Posted by mewmartigan
I was just wondering why the Kindle "real pages numbers" use the hardback. I would think the paperbacks would be more applicable as a medium font on the Kindle's screen would equate to almost one page of a paperback.
I was reading Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson. The paperback is 960 pages. The hardcover and the Kindle book are 600. It's just weird seeing the page number not change even after you've changed the page on the Kindle twice.
Personally, for some reason, the length of a paperback also gives me a better idea of how long a book is versus a hardback (not sure why...maybe because I've seen hardbacks in a few sizes and font sizes whereas mass market paperback seems pretty standard).
I'm just thinking out loud because I am about to start "The Bonehunters" by Erikson and the Kindle book is 800 while the paperback is 1200 pages!
Either way, I'm happy holding a small Kindle Voyage instead of a 1200 page paperback  |
If the page number does not change after changing the page on the Kindle twice, I don't see why I need a page number.
If I really need a page number, I rather have Kindle page numbers, in your example, the number of pages for the Kindle will be 1600 pages.
Not just a Kindle page numbers, but real Kindle page numbers, if on the large Kindle reader, it is 1600 pages, on the Kindle for Android which has a smaller screen, the page numbers will be 2500 pages for the same book.
Otherwise, page number is not necessary, particularly for Kindle for Android since that page number will take up space, in the form of the bottom margin.