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Originally Posted by Dropout
Page numbers aren't arbitrary. They are based off an ISBN paper copy (ASIN on Amazon). It's for reference purposes. So I can say I am on page 210 and someone else, if their edition matches, can find the same passage. This is helpful to those studying a book. It's not perfect of course but will get you within paragraphs at worst.
Your method of page number is one screen would only be useful for percentage purposes (maybe). It's otherwise confusing to say I'm on page 57, because that will also depend on your font, font size, boldness, margins, and line spacing. Someone else's page 57 may be in a drastically different location. Or if I decide 1/4 of the way through to change any page layout settings. It's why locations are still a good idea (I believe ADE is similar). They are completely static from one Kindle Book to the next and they are far more exact at matching than a book's page numbers. Plays use line number, for instance, so no matter the edition the exact location can be found.
The once screen equals one page also doesn't account for indexes, appendices, preview chapters of the next book, afterwords, etc. That's a problem with any book really. A regular book might suddenly conclude because there's a lot of extra material at the end.
Ultimately, if I'm on page 150 of 300 I have a good idea how much longer the book is going to take me to read (Time Left has been largely useless to me). I sort of miss the permanent location bar, but the one that appears in Page Flip view helps me a little.
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the one screen = one page is extremely useful to me (on an individual basis) because it allows me to roughly calculate how much longer (time) it will take me to read the current chapter.
each to their own. usual disclaimer applies.
best wishes koboy
