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4691mls · 11-19-2017, 05:13 PM

The Sony page numbers seem to be only approximate anyway - typically the numbers at the bottom of one page will read something like "page 97-98 of 300", then the next one is "page 98-99". I have occasionally seen a book where one page would be 97-98, the next would be 98, and the next 98-99.

I would be OK with having a percentage instead of a page number if the percentage were based on the actual book and not the book plus any excerpts, etc. that follow The Overdrive app, which I use occasionally, just shows a "book progress" percentage based on everything so I don't know how much is left in the actual story. At least with the Sony page numbering system I can look at the table of contents to see what page the book ends and subsequent stuff begins, so I have some idea what is left in the story itself.

11-19-2017, 05:13 PM	#14
4691mls Wizard Posts: 2,776 Karma: 30081762 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Device: ALL DEVICES ARE STOCK: Kobo Clara, Tolino Shine 2, Sony PRS-T3, T1	The Sony page numbers seem to be only approximate anyway - typically the numbers at the bottom of one page will read something like "page 97-98 of 300", then the next one is "page 98-99". I have occasionally seen a book where one page would be 97-98, the next would be 98, and the next 98-99. I would be OK with having a percentage instead of a page number if the percentage were based on the actual book and not the book plus any excerpts, etc. that follow The Overdrive app, which I use occasionally, just shows a "book progress" percentage based on everything so I don't know how much is left in the actual story. At least with the Sony page numbering system I can look at the table of contents to see what page the book ends and subsequent stuff begins, so I have some idea what is left in the story itself. Last edited by 4691mls; 11-19-2017 at 05:18 PM.