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wahredua · 05-24-2025, 07:04 PM

I frequently send epubs to my Kindle Paperwhite using 'Send to Kindle' via email. When I open the book on my Paperwhite, or in the Kindle iOS app, there are fixed page numbers displayed, e.g., Page 1 of 250. I always assumed these page numbers were embedded into the epub file. So out of curiosity, I opened a few books in Calibre's editor but I can't find pages anywhere in the html or metadata. Where does that pagination come from? Does Amazon/Kindle add the pages into the file during the 'Send to Kindle' process? Or is Amazon/Kindle reading the pages in the epub file itself? If it's embedded into the epub file, is there a way to view how many pages a book has inside Calibre (in the editor or elsewhere)?

05-24-2025, 07:04 PM	#1
wahredua Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Generation)	Where to find/view epub pagination? I frequently send epubs to my Kindle Paperwhite using 'Send to Kindle' via email. When I open the book on my Paperwhite, or in the Kindle iOS app, there are fixed page numbers displayed, e.g., Page 1 of 250. I always assumed these page numbers were embedded into the epub file. So out of curiosity, I opened a few books in Calibre's editor but I can't find pages anywhere in the html or metadata. Where does that pagination come from? Does Amazon/Kindle add the pages into the file during the 'Send to Kindle' process? Or is Amazon/Kindle reading the pages in the epub file itself? If it's embedded into the epub file, is there a way to view how many pages a book has inside Calibre (in the editor or elsewhere)?