pbooks vs ebooks page count

siraks · 05-03-2011, 01:50 PM

not sure if this has been asked, i did a quick search in the kobo forums for a couple of terms but nothing stood out.

i was just wondering if anyone knew, roughly, the amount of words per page or why ebooks tend to be a lot less than pbooks in overall page count.

for example, i have 2 new books that i purchased and put onto my kobo.

monster hunter international and hunger games.

MHI has a pbook page count of 736p
kobo count = 478p

hunger games has a pbook page count of 384p
kobo count = 223p

just wondering if anyone has a formula or knows the workings of it. to me it doesn't matter, in my mind it feels as if i'm reading smaller books overall by having them condensed on the kobo but knowing why would be neat too.

thanks

HarryT · 05-03-2011, 02:11 PM

The Kobo uses ADE page numbers. One ADE "page" is 1024 characters in the compressed file.

siraks · 05-03-2011, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

The Kobo uses ADE page numbers. One ADE "page" is 1024 characters in the compressed file.

thank you for the response.

siraks · 05-03-2011, 02:22 PM

ok now i have another question. sorry

where can you find word count for most books online?
i know smashwords tends to post their books by words but amazon and kobo have nothing to show how many pages it'll end up being on your device.

siraks · 05-03-2011, 02:24 PM

hmm characters not words ... darn read it wrong. i guess i'll just have to live with the number rather than trying to figure it out before or after purchase lol.

thanks anyway

05-03-2011, 01:50 PM	#1
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	pbooks vs ebooks page count not sure if this has been asked, i did a quick search in the kobo forums for a couple of terms but nothing stood out. i was just wondering if anyone knew, roughly, the amount of words per page or why ebooks tend to be a lot less than pbooks in overall page count. for example, i have 2 new books that i purchased and put onto my kobo. monster hunter international and hunger games. MHI has a pbook page count of 736p kobo count = 478p hunger games has a pbook page count of 384p kobo count = 223p just wondering if anyone has a formula or knows the workings of it. to me it doesn't matter, in my mind it feels as if i'm reading smaller books overall by having them condensed on the kobo but knowing why would be neat too. thanks

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05-03-2011, 02:11 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Kobo uses ADE page numbers. One ADE "page" is 1024 characters in the compressed file.

05-03-2011, 02:22 PM	#4
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	ok now i have another question. sorry where can you find word count for most books online? i know smashwords tends to post their books by words but amazon and kobo have nothing to show how many pages it'll end up being on your device.

05-03-2011, 02:24 PM	#5
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	hmm characters not words ... darn read it wrong. i guess i'll just have to live with the number rather than trying to figure it out before or after purchase lol. thanks anyway

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