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Originally Posted by issybird
I like page numbers. Even though they're inconsistent, they track reasonably well within genres and they give me a far better sense of how long a book is than Amazon's reading time indicator, which doesn't reflect my own idiosyncrasies very well. I also prefer to do my own percentage calculation, which can differ significantly in a book heavy with notes and index. I even think I retain a book slightly better, when I can mentally relate the text to position in a book; the percentage doesn't serve that purpose for me. Finally, page numbers make it easier to switch between devices without syncing.
Lack of page numbers doesn't keep me from reading a book, but I prefer the experience with page numbers.
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I agree with all that.
Plus at book circles were some have the paper book and others the ebook page numbers is very useful.