IMHO, #2 is the only reason to use the Kindle page number feature. This is the real reason Amazon added the feature. Referencing the ebook's Location is equally accurate but is not accepted in some scholarly circles.

You can quote a page number in the printed edition indicated by the ISBN listed as the ebook's page number source. They provide a method of referencing a point in the book. For newbies who need a page reference to monitor their postion in the book (read: those that haven't adapted to either the progress bar or Location) they provide some guidance as to how large a book is and how much has been read.Ģ. I cannot guarantee it will exactly match the hard copy textbooks, but that's as good as you'll get.Page numbers in Kindle books serve two purposes:ġ. If available it should show the page number. Press menu while in your book and have a look at the bottom left. That's why the way you navigate through a kindle book uses Positions.Īpparently Amazon did introduce an update so that publishers could add page numbers to their texts:īut I believe it's up to the publishers to make sure it as been added to the ebook. The consequence of this is that the number of pages in a kindle book are fluid, not exact, and where an item/paragraph/chapter is located is not a fixed page, but a relative position. Similarly so if you change the font size or line height this will affect the number of words per page. You may or may not receive a reason.Ī complete and up to date list of rules is available on the new Reddit viewĪs you can read a kindle book on a variety of mediums, eg a kindle reader, computer screen, phone etc, each one will display a differing number of words per page. Failing to do so will end up on your post being removed and/or your account banned. When posting in r/Kindle, make sure you adhere by our guidelines. Piracy Any piracy talk (including website names) will result in removal of your thread/comments and may result in a permanent ban.

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