Amazon contingency have listened the Martini-fueled whinings of Wired.com New York Bureau Chief John C. Abell, for it is at last adding actual page-numbers to Kindle Books by a firmware refurbish (v3.1).
One large censure about e-readers is that their page-numbers do not conform to the page-numbers in a printed book. This creates it wily to tie in where you are if getting more information in e-ink and periodic ink, and moreover creates referencing passages really hard. You can obtain around these problems with search, and the Kindle uses "page locations" to keep your place.
Amazon seems to have solved the problem of transferring figures from physical, fixed-sized pages to the practical page, where varying font-sizes adjust the number of "pages" a book has. The put together is clever: The Kindle usually displays the page-number when you press the "menu" button, working out the homogeneous paper-book location on-demand. And since the Kindle pages do not conform precisely to the printed page, it tells you the page number is to content at the tip correct of the shade i.e.. the initial couple of words.
And to let you know just that book your page figures tie in up with, there is a new "Page Numbers Source ISBN" margin in the e-book's description.
The 3.1 refurbish moreover brings "Public Notes", that lets you share your note and "Before You Go", that lets you rate the book from the Kindle when you obtain to the end, and see recommendations. Finally, journal and publication layouts have been softened to look more similar to a proper list of contents.
The "Early Preview Release" of v3.1 may be downloaded now, or you can just wait for for it to be delivered automatically. Page figures will be forthcoming to Kindle apps in the future.
Kindle Software Update Version 3.1 - Early Preview Release [Amazon]
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