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Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by XofDallas   » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:27 am

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I got both the paper and ebook versions, mainly because I like to read on my laptop over lunch, at times.

Making a post a few minutes ago, I found that something on page 520 of the hard copy was on page 632 of the ebook.

I haven't gone through to find out the reason - not enough time to do it today.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks,

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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by C. O. Thompson   » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:52 am

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I think this relates to the size of the font you select, at least it seems to on my kindle... You did indicate that you read on your laptop so... I cannot say for sure.




XofDallas wrote:I got both the paper and ebook versions, mainly because I like to read on my laptop over lunch, at times.

Making a post a few minutes ago, I found that something on page 520 of the hard copy was on page 632 of the ebook.

I haven't gone through to find out the reason - not enough time to do it today.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks,

X
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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by WeberFan   » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:29 pm

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Truth in advertising: I read the ePub format (open standard) with an off-the-shelf reader app called Freda on a Microsoft tablet.

At least with the ePub standard, you can dynamically change the font face, font color, and font size (I definitely need a larger font size with my old eyes).

It's sometimes funny to see a 600-page book turn into a 1,000 page book when I increase the font size. Makes me feel like I'm getting more words, even though I'm really not - the existing words just take up more space.

I suspect that the Adobe eReader is doing something similar.
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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by XofDallas   » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:49 pm

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WeberFan wrote:Truth in advertising: I read the ePub format (open standard) with an off-the-shelf reader app called Freda on a Microsoft tablet.

At least with the ePub standard, you can dynamically change the font face, font color, and font size (I definitely need a larger font size with my old eyes).

It's sometimes funny to see a 600-page book turn into a 1,000 page book when I increase the font size. Makes me feel like I'm getting more words, even though I'm really not - the existing words just take up more space.

I suspect that the Adobe eReader is doing something similar.


Thank you, C.O. Thompson and Weberfan. Makes sense.
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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by Higsby   » Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:27 pm

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Has anyone else noticed that the Kindle version is missing page 521?

If so, can some one please post page 521? I'd really like to read it.

Thanks and regards,

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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by C. O. Thompson   » Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:19 am

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Higsby wrote:Has anyone else noticed that the Kindle version is missing page 521?

If so, can some one please post page 521? I'd really like to read it.

Thanks and regards,

Higsby



I did not get up to that page yet... however, something seems different about the search and xRay functions not being as robust as I expected. I'll have to catch a specific and come back with more information.

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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by DrakBibliophile   » Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:25 am

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Which "Chapter" is that?

I have not noticed anything missing.

Higsby wrote:Has anyone else noticed that the Kindle version is missing page 521?

If so, can some one please post page 521? I'd really like to read it.

Thanks and regards,

Higsby
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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by WeberFan   » Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:29 am

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DrakBibliophile wrote:Which "Chapter" is that?

I have not noticed anything missing.

Higsby wrote:Has anyone else noticed that the Kindle version is missing page 521?

If so, can some one please post page 521? I'd really like to read it.

Thanks and regards,

Higsby

Definitely post the chapter. On my reader (as described previously), I can adjust the font size, which changes the page numbering - sometimes dramatically! The page count on my reader is 730 pages, and I'm up to about 200 after last night. If you post the chapter, I can jump ahead and check it out to see if my ePub version is also missing a page (or some other increment of content as it might not be a "page").
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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by C. O. Thompson   » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:44 am

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Higsby wrote:Has anyone else noticed that the Kindle version is missing page 521?

If so, can some one please post page 521? I'd really like to read it.

Thanks and regards,

Higsby


Higsby,

I am reading on my kindle with the font selection third from the smallest, and page 221 includes a conversation in a wine shop in Zion. Last paragraph on page on my text begin "Let's go get a bottle of the good stuff,". The same thing happens when I select the smallest font available; is this what is happening in your text?


OOPS :oops: my mild case of dyslexia caught me again....
You want to know about page 521 not 221 :oops: :oops:

Sorry, I cannot help you yet :( :?

Hope it all comes out right.
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Re: Hard copy vs. Adobe ereader page discrepancies?
Post by n7axw   » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:53 am

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Just finished first read last nite at 3 am... With epub on my nook, I found table of contents at the end instead of beginning. No harm, no foul, but a bit odd.

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