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Originally Posted by Amalthia
I get distracted by inconsistencies in layout as a result page numbers not in the same place on every page bugs the crap out of me. That and the lack of justification. If there was an option to turn off the page numbers I'd be more tempted by epub but there isn't. To me having page numbers ghosting over the text of the story is unprofessional looking and would never pass muster in a published paper novel. I'm not sure why it's considered okay in ebooks though?
Also, I hate losing screen space for page numbers when there is already a bar at the bottom of my PRS-505 to display page numbers and is far more accurate than the numbers on the side margin. I want to know how many screen turns I have left. I think most people reading on their devices are reading fiction not referrence manuals.
Someday it may become more common to read reference ebooks and at that point they should still have the option to turn off the margin page numbers because that would actually help both sets of users without annoying anyone.
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I've found I don't like justification any longer, and that's a stance I'd never thought I would take. I really hesitated before buying my 505 thinking that a lack of justification would ruin the experience. It was shocking to find that it didn't affect me at all, and now I like my ragged right margin
I do believe you're right though, we don't need the number at all, or the number of pages for that matter, which harks back to a physical object. Amazon uses a percentage, I believe, and I think that is much more in-fitting with reading in a digital age.
Again, and I think others have said this, it's not ePub but the ADE software that is responsible for all these 'niggles'. If Sony have their heads screwed on (I think they do after recent announcements) they'll give us more options in the ADE software used in readers, so that we can tailor our reading experience individually.