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Old 02-25-2017, 06:57 AM   #830
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
The faster the reading speed, the more often the page is turned, the higher the power usage and the lower the battery runtime
I'd imagine the total number of page-turns wouldn't change that much with reading speed, though - it's just a matter of how quickly you use 'em up. If anything, I'd expect a speed-reader to eke out a few more turns because they're not losing the power used for system housekeeping (the clock, wifi signal, et al.) and thus a higher amount of the battery goes toward actually handling the screen.

This is also why I like lean, streamlined books that don't have tons of CSS rules stacked up on top of each other. That complexity eats processing power and kills your battery life in the process!

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Originally Posted by davidfor
If I was going to convert to the kepub renderer, it would be because of the in-book stats. I love the chapter chart as a way of seeing where I am in the book.
True, that would be nice - but I've gotten accustomed to thinking in percentages anyway. What I'd really like is an "X pageturns left in chapter" display, like iBooks has on my iPad. That way, it'd be easier for me to decide whether to read One More Chapter or put the book down for the night...
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