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Originally Posted by DNSB
Yes, I know it is an outlier. The point is that that outlier has been seen in the wild not just in my test document. ADE page numbers are handy when you have identical versions of the ePub on multiple devices. Editing an ePub breaks that connection unless you supply the edited version to everyone. Reading ePubs on a single device, it really does not matter what synthetic page number algorithm you use. And given that calibre's built-in page count calculation does not glitch the way that ADE does, it may be the better way forward as there is no need to run a plugin to get the page count.
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But for those who use word count to have an idea how long a book is, they would have to use Count Pages.
The problem with calibre's page count is that it can be way off for image heavy eBooks. Like say Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson that uses a graphic for every chapter. A book can look longer then it is. using calibre's page count. That's also a flaw. Given differing ways to count pages, nothing is ever going to be without a flaw. But (IMHO) when there isn't a flaw, ADE's count works best. I do prefer having the page numbers not change when margins, font, font size, and/or line height is changed.