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Hellmark · 09-03-2009, 01:51 PM

I always have FBreader set to show the page count, and my 505 does the same. Works for me, and really I'll be selfish, but that is all I care about. If I tell someone about something, I either whip it out or show them, or go "halfway through chapter 5" because that's the best I can remember.

I do notice that with my settings, books tend to be fewer pages than the printed version when using my N800. 500 page book ends up being 350. Not the case on my 505 though. On the 505, with small font size (DAMN YOU SONY! I want smaller!), I'm reading Wizard and Glass, and it weighs in about 1280 pages. Looking at amazon, the hardcover is 704 pages, and 752 on the paperback.

09-03-2009, 01:51 PM	#109
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	I always have FBreader set to show the page count, and my 505 does the same. Works for me, and really I'll be selfish, but that is all I care about. If I tell someone about something, I either whip it out or show them, or go "halfway through chapter 5" because that's the best I can remember. I do notice that with my settings, books tend to be fewer pages than the printed version when using my N800. 500 page book ends up being 350. Not the case on my 505 though. On the 505, with small font size (DAMN YOU SONY! I want smaller!), I'm reading Wizard and Glass, and it weighs in about 1280 pages. Looking at amazon, the hardcover is 704 pages, and 752 on the paperback. Last edited by Hellmark; 09-03-2009 at 01:56 PM.