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Bob Doyle · 10-07-2016, 03:03 PM

Hi Doitsu,

Thanks for the suggestion, but these Kindle textbooks lack the interactive index that my 2011 book had back in the day when KDP first announced "real page numbers."

I know that the KDP Simplified Formatting Guidelines for Word and Basic HTML Guidelines strongly recommend against, even may demand, no page numbers. And they say do not add an index!

This is unfortunate and speaks badly for the various Amazon formats and is even inconsistent with their section of their KDP guidelines on Page Numbers...

9.3.10 Page Number Guidelines
Kindle books do not always map directly to page numbers in physical editions of the book. Even if the Kindle Real Page Numbers feature is activated in the Go To menu, references within the eBook to page numbers should be handled as follows:

• Table of contents: If there are page numbers in the print source’s TOC, they should be removed in the digital conversion. The name of the section should be retained and hyperlinked to the relevant location in the eBook. For example, if a print source TOC displays the entry “Chapter 1 ... P. 36”, then the eBook should only display “Chapter 1” hyperlinked to the correct digital location.

• Internal links: If there is text that refers to another page in the eBook, such as “see page XX”, this text should be linked to the relevant paragraph within the eBook.

• Index: Every page number in the index should be linked to the relevant paragraph in the eBook (or the relevant illustration, table, or chart).

• Links within index: If there is an entry that references another section of the index, such as “see also XXX”, this text should be linked to the relevant section within the index.

I just went ahead five years ago and added an index (and a working ToC with page numbers, Go to Page in the Go to menu, etc.) to my first book in 2011. And I just did the same for my latest book. Both of these books are linked to the print edition with the same page numbers.

KDP support just told me that they will eventually get around to adding the Real Page Numbers features to my latest book. So go figure!

If anyone would like to see a Kindle MOBI reflowable book with my page numbers, I can "lend" you a copy, according to Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Free-Will-Phil...dp/B0055T8XY6/

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Problems.../dp/B01LZPICAL

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Bob Doyle Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Cambridge, MA Device: All	Hi Doitsu, Thanks for the suggestion, but these Kindle textbooks lack the interactive index that my 2011 book had back in the day when KDP first announced "real page numbers." I know that the KDP Simplified Formatting Guidelines for Word and Basic HTML Guidelines strongly recommend against, even may demand, no page numbers. And they say do not add an index! This is unfortunate and speaks badly for the various Amazon formats and is even inconsistent with their section of their KDP guidelines on Page Numbers... 9.3.10 Page Number Guidelines Kindle books do not always map directly to page numbers in physical editions of the book. Even if the Kindle Real Page Numbers feature is activated in the Go To menu, references within the eBook to page numbers should be handled as follows: • Table of contents: If there are page numbers in the print source’s TOC, they should be removed in the digital conversion. The name of the section should be retained and hyperlinked to the relevant location in the eBook. For example, if a print source TOC displays the entry “Chapter 1 ... P. 36”, then the eBook should only display “Chapter 1” hyperlinked to the correct digital location. • Internal links: If there is text that refers to another page in the eBook, such as “see page XX”, this text should be linked to the relevant paragraph within the eBook. • Index: Every page number in the index should be linked to the relevant paragraph in the eBook (or the relevant illustration, table, or chart). • Links within index: If there is an entry that references another section of the index, such as “see also XXX”, this text should be linked to the relevant section within the index. I just went ahead five years ago and added an index (and a working ToC with page numbers, Go to Page in the Go to menu, etc.) to my first book in 2011. And I just did the same for my latest book. Both of these books are linked to the print edition with the same page numbers. KDP support just told me that they will eventually get around to adding the Real Page Numbers features to my latest book. So go figure! If anyone would like to see a Kindle MOBI reflowable book with my page numbers, I can "lend" you a copy, according to Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Free-Will-Phil...dp/B0055T8XY6/ http://www.amazon.com/Great-Problems.../dp/B01LZPICAL