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Originally Posted by sun surfer
I was having a problem with counting pages that I've finally resolved.
Before, I had the Sony 950 which kept all page counts static, so it was easy to count them. Late last year, I switched to the iPad mini, which re-configures page counts based on text size. That's a dilemma when one is basing one's goal on page count.
Finally I've hit upon using a page count average from Goodreads from a few of the most popular editions of a book. I feel satisfied now that page counts for different books I read will not only be generally correct but also have an easy consistent methodology, even if in practice it means that a book that I thought was going to count as 500+ pages now will count for less than 350. 
Since I'm doing a half-year challenge, this is the midway point for me. With the new methodology implemented, my page count total has taken a hit of a few hundred pages from what it would've been before, but either way I'm still behind a bit. The next three months will be interesting! |
Random page numbering changes was why I decided to use the mass market paper back page count as my "standard". There is such a large difference in page number depending on how it is printed that I started using MMPBs. They are generally fairly close to the same word count/page so it feels a little more consistent to me. Also, since most of what I read prior to my Kindle was a MMPB, I have a better feel for what a "page" takes to read and use that count when available.