Mini Rant lol

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

I actually don't recall seeing anything with more than 5 ebook pages of praise, which would equal about 2-3 paper pages at the lowest font settings I can read. I guess few praise the books I read.

5 ebook pages / 2-3 paper pages? You don't think that to be quite enough?

I was exaggerating of course, but most books I read have one or two screens of praises or quotes, but Stephen King ones seem to indeed have about 5 or so

[jersysman]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

That would happen in the pbook as well...

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Could do. But I am sure I would notice a lot sooner or more often with a paper book. 46% index and notes seems high but not unheard of. Even non-fiction I tend to read more linearly with an ebook even if there is a link to a footnote. Can't just stick your thumb in the page you are at and rifle around, and bookmarks are a PITA to me.

Helen

Yes. I would notice it a lot sooner with a pbook. Like before I left the store. I am not really complaining about the about of the notes or index. I just wish that they could find a way to not make it count with the rest of the book as far as percentage down is concerned. Like have it there, but not really be there. It is probably impossible to do, but that is something that I growl about since I read a lot of non-fiction books.

[speakingtohe]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

5 ebook pages / 2-3 paper pages? You don't think that to be quite enough?

I was exaggerating of course, but most books I read have one or two screens of praises or quotes, but Stephen King ones seem to indeed have about 5 or so

I guess I am reading the wrong Stephen King books

Still one page is more than enough. If I bought the book, I don't need validation, and I don't go scrolling through previews to read the praise. Like who cares. I didn't read them in paper books and I don't read them now. I would read the back cover blurbs or front of the book blurbs when buying paper and would just pass on a book that had only praise in these areas. I want to know what the book is like, not who likes it. Obviously authors and publishers think otherwise.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by jersysman

Yes. I would notice it a lot sooner with a pbook. Like before I left the store. I am not really complaining about the about of the notes or index. I just wish that they could find a way to not make it count with the rest of the book as far as percentage down is concerned. Like have it there, but not really be there. It is probably impossible to do, but that is something that I growl about since I read a lot of non-fiction books.

I wish more books for Kindle had the chapter marks in the progress bar. Two long "chapters" at the end are likely notes and index.

Of course, knowing how far to end of chapter and chapter navigation are good features as well.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

I guess I am reading the wrong Stephen King books

Still one page is more than enough. If I bought the book, I don't need validation, ....

It's for the browsers in the book stores....

[Quexos]

Strange, I have not really noticed any of all that stuff, well some of it but not that much really. Most e-books I read start with the cover, then copyright stuff then a dedication maybe then the TOC and then the story itself.

[capidamonte]

Back in the day, my solution in ePub (or [x]html) was to link the cover to the first page of real content.

This page would be where (as discussed previously) Sigil would be used to add the "Text" semantic for Kindle conversion.

So -- open the book and page through to read all the front-of-book stuff, or open the book and tap the screen to jump to the meat of things.

I also had a colophon with an image saying "close this book" that would link back to the cover.

This way if you return to the book, it didn't place you at the end.

Aloha.