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Originally Posted by MGlitch
Page numbers didn’t become arbitrary in ebooks they always were arbitrary.
Yes once you apply a system like ADE it’s going to have some level of consistency but the parameters for ADE are arbitrary they could have used anything as is evidenced by the different system kepub used.
They were only applied to ebooks because people were used to them from the physical limitations of physical books.
You want something consistent that gives you book length use word counts.
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pBooks could have use a different system where one physical page (both sides) or how many page turns was counted as 1 page. So how are page numbers for pBooks any less arbitrary? Heck, some pBooks do not start with page 1 on the first page. Page 1 can start on the first page of chapter 1. That makes some pBooks less accurate.
Both pBook and ADE page numbers are based on a system. The thing is, because eBooks are in a different container, they need a different system. The system that works and was the first one created was ADE page numbers.
Do you have a better system for page numbers for an eBook?