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Old 10-07-2023, 08:37 PM   #1682
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Originally Posted by Smokus View Post
Which algorithm for Page Count is objectively the best one?
Does Page Count from Goodreads offer superior results than using algorithms to obtain Page Count?

I don't know if it matters, but I usually convert EPUB books into KFX and then use the Count Pages plugin.
None of them are objectively any better. Some use the page count from a specific print edition, others calculate the page count based on various algorithm. My preference is to use the Adobe Synthetic Page Count algorithm on epubs since it seems to have the most consistent results on the epub ebooks I read. As long as you stick to one algorithm, you should be okay. I find the page count from physical edition is not as consistent since one epub will say that it has 443 pages and another book with a near identical word count will report 386 pages. This is likely due to the influence on page count of the paper size, font size, etc. of the physical book the page count is lifted from. One recent epub had the page count based on the large print edition for some reason.
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