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Old 10-03-2016, 02:30 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by meeera View Post
As far as I can see, the better solution to the problem is simply for the user to use the tools that ebooks have that print books don't: namely, the electronic searching that is already inbuilt. Back-of-the-book indices are an obsolete tool relevant only to paper books.
I strongly disagree. A good index is far more than a simple list of words; it will provide guidance on broad topic areas of interest to the reader. Creating a good index is a highly skilled and specialised job.
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