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wonderose · 03-21-2025, 06:15 AM

This is the use case.

A book is published in two formats: as a printed volume and as an EPUB, the latter including the page numbers of the printed edition. A PDF version, however, is not made available.
The book is academically relevant and needs to be cited. On Windows, Calibre viewer is used. However, the software does not display the printed page numbers with sufficient accuracy. It remains unclear whether one should cite page 222 or 223.
Maintaining compatibility with the printed edition is crucial, since the printed word - and with it, the printed page - still dominates in the relevant academic community.
Because precision and reliability are old-fashioned virtues that remain essential even in modern scholarship, a post is written in this forum. The hope is that the “Pages from paper edition” feature can be improved. A suggestion is made: a simple toggle in the settings to display the printed page number inside the text.

Unfortunately, this has not been met with a positive response. Still, the attempt has been made.

03-21-2025, 06:15 AM	#20
wonderose Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: Android Tablets	This is the use case. A book is published in two formats: as a printed volume and as an EPUB, the latter including the page numbers of the printed edition. A PDF version, however, is not made available. The book is academically relevant and needs to be cited. On Windows, Calibre viewer is used. However, the software does not display the printed page numbers with sufficient accuracy. It remains unclear whether one should cite page 222 or 223. Maintaining compatibility with the printed edition is crucial, since the printed word - and with it, the printed page - still dominates in the relevant academic community. Because precision and reliability are old-fashioned virtues that remain essential even in modern scholarship, a post is written in this forum. The hope is that the “Pages from paper edition” feature can be improved. A suggestion is made: a simple toggle in the settings to display the printed page number inside the text. Unfortunately, this has not been met with a positive response. Still, the attempt has been made.