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> If a new EPUB format is created, I would suggest that they support pagination, since post secondary courses usually ask students to site chapters, pages, etc.
by starkparker 3y ago
> If a new EPUB format is created, I would suggest that they support pagination, since post secondary courses usually ask students to site chapters, pages, etc. Most EPUBs that I've come across don't have pages.
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> I think we just have to give up on citing content by pages. Instead, we should mandate a consistent numbering scheme for block elements within a document, and have people cite using that scheme.
The point of a citation is to specifically reference an assertion. Any method of specifically referencing an assertion works.
If anything, referencing by section and paragraph is more portable than referencing by page number. It's more consistent across different print formats of the same text (hardcover vs. paperback, and mainstream print editions vs. large-text or braille editions) as well as different digital formats.
- jxdxbx 3y agothis is an issue in the legal world. court opinions accessed only online are cited according to their “page number” in some reporter or another. it’s better to cite paragraph numbers when possible but most American legal documents are un-numbered.
- crabmusket 3y agoIt sounds like the legal world can continue to use PDFs. That's fine!
- dsr_ 3y agoLaws already have problems with HTML: numbered lists are specified in a way which is incompatible with many jurisdiction's numbering schemes, including the US Federal standard.