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Originally Posted by Tex2002ans
The simple gap+noindent also causes issues when the new scene starts at the very top of a page. You'll assume it's a continued/split paragraph from the previous screen.
I think the one I read all those years ago was Andy Weir's The Martian. I just checked, and they mix Chapters > Daily Logs > gap+noindent / 3 centered bullets •••:
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Image 1 is the previous page.
Image 2, you can see the gap+noindent landing on the very top of the screen. No reasonable person would notice this. You would continue reading, then wonder why there was just a drastic change in scene/tone, become confused, MAYBE click back... and/or just continue reading.
Image 3 shows centered bullets in a later chapter.
Overall, not the best ebook decisions, and probably just replicated the Print formatting...
Nobody is reading the book at Image 1 and thinking: "Oh, that final word ends before hitting the right margin... the paragraph on next screen might start with no indent!"
Side Note: Also, another potential reason against gap+noindent is users may read with (*shudders just thinking about it*) left aligned or "block paragraphs".
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The problem with image 1 and image 2 is that the eBook is using the wrong CSS code for making theo section break gap. You should use padding instead of margins. Padding does not get lost at the bottom/top like it does in your examples. Also, some eBooks are using just a 1em gap for the section break and that is not large enough. I use a 2em gap.
Code:
.sectionbreak {
padding-top: 2em;
text-indent: 0;
}