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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
I've noticed this in the last few days, and have confirmed that some books which WERE showing page counts and time to read a few days ago are now not showing either. It's a bit disconcerting to have no framework of comparison at all about how long a book is, does anyone know what the rationale for this change is?
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I always look at page count when I buy a book (fiction or non-fiction), especially with self-published books. I don't use Kobo much for buying, but on Amazon they have quite a few "books" that are really novellas or short stories (in fiction) or 25-50 page "guides" (in non-fiction). So the page count is an important part of my buying decision. It helps me to understand what exactly I (might be) buying.
I'm wondering if maybe Kobo did this because of the way KePubs count screens as pages. Maybe people, who used very small fonts, were complaining that their "400 page book" was "only 200 pages," or something like that. I do know this makes it less likely that I will buy from Kobo in the future. Hopefully they "walk back" this decision.
EDIT: I went to eBooks.com and they don't have page numbers either. I'm pretty sure they used to have this information.