First, let’s start with an important fact; I am a HUGE Kindle fan (that’s not a fat joke).I love just about everything about my Kindle, especially the fact that it has increased the frequency of my reading.
However, I do understand that some Kindlers (as well as potential Kindlers) have concerns about certain things.Recently, Amazon announced that they will be adding a loan feature to the Kindle.It should come as a software update (if I understand the announcement correctly) and will have guidelines similar to those of the Nook.That’s one concern that I hear about a good bit from people who are trying to decide between the Kindle and the Nook.So, hopefully the new software update will resolve that issue.
The “problem” that I would like to attempt to resolve today is that of page numbers.The Kindle does not use page numbers; it has location numbers instead.I believe that one theory behind this is that the Kindle has variable font sizes, and this might affect pagination.Another theory that I have heard is that different editions of the same DTB (paper books) have different numbers of pages (example:Hardback vs. Paperback) so page numbers are really not that relevant.Still, many readers like to know how long a book is before reading it, so that they can estimate how long it will take to read.
After Kindling for a few months, I quickly developed the ability to gauge how long a book would take for me to read by using the location numbers.I no longer need page numbers.I actually prefer location numbers to pagination, but I may be in the minority here.
If you're using the Kindle app for PC, I think you need to download the latest Kindle reading app, it has page number now. I've a link to the Kindle reading app, in my answer of the above question. Hope this helps. Viewing the Page Numbers – The App. Whether it be from a web browser or from the Kindle App on a mobile device, viewing the real page numbers is much simpler. How to Configure Display. If you want numbering to start with 1 on the second page, go to Page Number Format Page Numbers, and set Start at to 0. When you're done, select Close Header and Footer or press Esc. Tip: To get back to a header or footer to make changes, double-click in the header or footer area. You can do several things to control how things appear on a page in the Kindle Fire HD. First, you can make text larger or smaller and change the font. Second, you can choose a white, black, or sepia-toned background for a page. Finally, you can adjust the width of margins. To control all these.
The Kindle apps will now display both page numbers, based on a certain print edition of the book, and the old standard Kindle “locations” for supported books. All of the answers here are great, and provide insight into how e-books really work. However, the short answer to the question is that publishers decide if they want to provide the extra effort to give you “real page numbers” in a book. The Kindle apps will now display both page numbers, based on a certain print edition of the book, and the old standard Kindle “locations” for supported books.
I often see posts on the forums, as well as receive emails and verbal questions, from people about how to manage their reading without page numbers.For this, I have some advice.
When you wake your Kindle and go to the home page, book titles have a series of small dots under the titles.These correspond to book length.If you are looking for a shorter book to read because time is limited, you can simply look down your list of books for the shortest line of dots.This will tell you the shortest book on your Kindle.
Here’s an example of book lengths compared to dots:I have a book that contains the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, the Boston Port Act, as well as a Constitutional Dictionary.This book is 1038 locations long, and my home page shows nine dots.
I also have four Bibles on my Kindle.They include the Holy Bible: NASB version, the Holy Bible: ESV, the Holy Bible HCSB, and the Kindle Bible (WEB).The NASB version is in the middle of the length of the four, so I will use that one for this demonstration.The NASB Bible has 42623 locations, and on the menu page, it has 67 dots.
Mentally, I compare this to looking at a book shelf and comparing the width of the books there to select a short one.A key difference here (and I believe that this is a difference in the Kindle’s favor) is that these dots are actually based on data in the book.A small book on your bookshelf could simply have smaller print and smaller margins than a slightly thicker book, but you may pick the thinner book expecting (incorrectly) that it will be a quicker read.
Second, you can always convert locations to pages (and get a good estimate – not 100% accurate).I don’t necessarily think that this is the best way to go, because I once you adjust to locations, you won’t really care about page numbers any more.But, for those who would like to do so, I’ll give you the facts.
To start, we need to know the average number of characters per page.I researched this pretty thoroughly.I read it several places on the internet, and found that characters per page were listed anywhere from 1500 to 2800.I decided to come up with my own number.I did this by picking ten books at random (2 Hardback, 4 Mass Market Paperback, and 4 Trade Paperback) and checking ten pages in each book at random.One-hundred pages later, and I came up with an average of 2200 characters per page (should you decide to test this theory, remember that all spaces need to be counted as characters).
A Kindle location is estimated to be about 128 characters.Therefore:
2200 characters per page / 128 characters per location = 17 locations per page
Location size never varies, regardless of font.So, if you increase the size of the font, there will still be about 17 locations per page of DTB standard print.
So, for my copy of the Constitution above:
1038 locations / 17 locations per page = 61 pages (I could not find a comparable paper edition)
For my copy of the Holy Bible (NASB edition):
42623 locations / 17 locations per page = 2507 pages
Now, the only comparable paper version of the NASB Bible that I could find on Amazon lists it at 2088 pages, so this estimate is obviously not accurate for extreme cases (and 42623 locations is fairly extreme).
However, when I test it on my other books, it is very close to what the paper books claim.An example of this is the book Agatha Webb:
3352 locations / 17 locations per page = 197 (The product information lists this book at 184 pages)
Or the book Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon…:
10112 locations / 17 locations per page = 595 pages (The Hardcover of which lists the books at 592 pages)
I hope that this helps subscribers to deal with the “page numbers vs. locations” dilemma.
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Christy Parker is the author of three blogs: Ruminations from and Unkempt Mind,Learn to Crochet - In Minutes a Day, andYou Be the Editor.
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(CNN) -- Kindle users who dislike the popular e-reader's lack of page numbers are getting some relief.
Amazon has added a virtual page number feature on new Kindles that let users pull up numbers that match up with print editions of the book they're reading.
The feature was part of a recent software update and is currently available for the latest generation of Kindles rolled out in August and on Kindle apps for the iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac.
This week, Amazon announced that it's added the feature on more than 10,000 books, including the top 100 sellers in theKindle store.
Because the amount of text on a Kindle page is different than that on a printed book, and can vary more depending on the font size the reader is using, tracking page numbers was difficult.
Users had complained that the lack of numbers made it hard to refer back to something they'd read earlier or to talk about a book with others.
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'We wanted to be able to display real page numbers that have value and are useful for those who need to cite a specific passage in a book for class, follow along with their friend in a book club, or simply point a friend to a favorite part of the book,' Amazon said in a blog post.
An algorithm was used to create the page numbers, and the data is stored on Amazon's computer storage network. They numbers only appear when the reader presses the 'menu' button on the device.
'We want you to lose yourself in the reading,' Amazon said on why the page numbers aren't always visible.
An Amazon spokesman said that, 'at this time,' there's no way to get the feature on older Kindles.
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