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Originally Posted by JSWolf
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?
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You’re so close to getting it here. So very close.
All page numbers are arbitrary. However they were the better system to use for physical books since trying to measure a physical book like we did a scroll would be frustrating and trying to do it by a word count would leave the reader insane.
Ebooks do not suffer the same limitations as physical books. A computer does most of the work now. And this is a game changer.
You say you want precise information for where you are in a book. My reply is drop pages entirely from ebooks we’ve demonstrated how ADE is limited throughout this thread I’m not going to repeat it in every reply. Instead I’ll suggest a system that is even more precise it will tell you exactly where you are in an ebook and every ebook format can use it and it’s consistent between them all. Implement a word count system.
Stop before you say ‘go to word x of y’ right now you can’t. But only because the controls haven’t been implemented.