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Old 03-27-2016, 08:46 AM   #45
eschwartz
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
ADE does this now. It does use 1024 compressed characters = 1 page. B&N uses ADE so they already do this. It's iBooks that cannot do proper page numbers and Kindle that does make believe page numbers (when they bother to do page numbers).
It feels like Wonderland in here, now.
This is the first time I've ever heard anyone moan about how Kindles are doing it wrong and wishing they were more like ADE.

How is it the Kindle which does "make believe" page numbers "when they bother to do them at all"?
The Kindle only does page numbers when an APNX exists -- which is translated from an NCX PageList or Adobe Page-map.

The big difference between Kindle and ADE-based readers is that when the Kindle doesn't have publisher-provided page numbers, it doesn't lie and give you make believe page numbers instead.

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You wanna complain about make believe page numbers? How about not being the pothead calling the kettle white!

But as darryl said:
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You've managed to take the opportunity to engage in some evangelism for EPub and even ADE. Impressive.
Although I think this going too far and into cheating.

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