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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I wasn't singling anyone out, really. It just surprises me that anyone cares enough to have a "worst 'offenders'" list with regard to HTML Tables of Content. Half the time, I couldn't tell you if the last book I read even had one or not. Preference is one thing, but it seems that some allow their very existence to ruin their day or something.  |
Diap:
Well, the biggest issue surrounds the LookInside. If a publisher puts a 105-chapter TOC at the front--specifically if those are excitingly named "Chapter 1, 2, 3..." it can cause prospective buyers frustration, as they scroll, scroll, scroll...
And, FWIW, @Wolfie, dear, Patterson's using something nearly identical to what we do for those clients facing that issue--a shortened TOC at the front of the book. I don't know who's borrowing from whom. ;-)
So, back to the issue at hand: Amazon will get very, very pissy if you don't have an html.toc. Period, end statement, here endeth the lesson. (Trust me:
really pissy.) Ergo, not optional.
Hitch