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Originally Posted by DaleDe
Is there an about button that can show this information? That is how I find out on my device and I don't need to see it taking up space at the top of every page. real estate on a eBook Reader is too valuable to be wasted.
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No option that I am aware of.
Let me cite some examples.
Regular (paper) books pretty much universally include the book title and the chapter name in a header (typically on opposing pages). And the page numbers are in the footer or header. Purchased LRF books from Sony use the top margin for a reduced-sized header. There is a permanent footer that tells you your page number (and total pages) on the Reader. I've never seen a complaint about this, so I am a bit surprised the negative reaction to a similarly small header.
I would be fine with the title/chapter included in the Reader's permanent footer too, though this breaks from the standard used by regular (paper!) books for ages. I've never seen the title/chapter in a footer. This is very likely why Sony decided to take up non-permanent margin space for a header too.
As another example, ePUBS include their page number scheme on the right margin. It's redundant information since the info is already on the bottom of the Reader, but I haven't seen complaints (except for the way it decides on page number) even though it's unnecessarily taking up space... and I think it's ugly as all get out, and non-standard, and formatted badly... yuck!
Looking at close-ups of The Nook mockup, they put the book title and page number in a small permanent section at the top -- similar to Sony doing pages at the bottom. This strikes me as a good solution.
Thing is, eBooks mimicking regular books is a good idea. That means header or header and footer, as that's the standard interface book readers are accustomed to.
Any way you do it, you are taking up screen space. You absolutely need the page number displayed, so it makes the most sense (space wise) to include the book title/chapter there as well.
-Pie