Thread: kepub vs epub render engines
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Old 03-29-2020, 12:16 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by HolyAura View Post
I find the way the KePub pages work nice. I know I'm the minority, but it feels more normal to have page numbers change with each page flip just like on a printed book. It can also tell me exactly where I am in the book, like for example page 3235 out of 5964.
I don't think you are in the minority on this. One of the most common questions here over the years is, "Why doesn't the page number change when I turn the page?" That results in an explanation of kepubs and how to use them.
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Some people also like the ePub page numbers more because the page numbers are the same as a printed book so if they want to refer to a certain part of the book, they can just say the page number and it would be the same part of the book on a printed book. However, I don't usually need to refer to a certain part of a book. Even if I do, I would just say for example 'the part where blah blah blah...' And, doesn't each printed book also have several sizes of it? Some books are small and therefore contain more pages, while there is another version of the same book that is bigger and therefore contains lesser pages. So, which version of the printed book is the ePub page numbers following? It can get confusing. Therefore, it's hard to refer to the exact part of the book using page numbers, no matter ePub, KePub or printed.
And another popular questions is about the page numbers not matching the paper book. Answering, "Which edition?" is almost enough of an answer. But, while the is a way to map the pages and use the same page numbering as a paper book, in my experience, very few books do this. I don't think I have a single book that does.
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