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Originally Posted by issybird
I like page numbers. Even though they're inconsistent, they track reasonably well within genres and they give me a far better sense of how long a book is than Amazon's reading time indicator, which doesn't reflect my own idiosyncrasies very well. I also prefer to do my own percentage calculation, which can differ significantly in a book heavy with notes and index. I even think I retain a book slightly better, when I can mentally relate the text to position in a book; the percentage doesn't serve that purpose for me. Finally, page numbers make it easier to switch between devices without syncing.
Lack of page numbers doesn't keep me from reading a book, but I prefer the experience with page numbers.
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I agree with you 100%. Once you get used to using ADE style page numbers, they give you a good indication how long a book might be. It also gives you a good indication how far along you are and how much left you have. Locations don't do this. Percentages don't do this because 50% of one book is not the same as 50% of another book. ADE page numbers are fairly consistent which is why you get a sense of length and a sense of how much left. And the good thing is AD page numbers to not rely on text size, screen size, margins, line height, or what font is used.