-
1. Re: Page numbers in Kindle
Steve Werner Jan 1, 2014 5:50 PM (in response to NIRC)I really have no idea, but if there's anyway of retaining it, it won't be by creating EPUB files (the only thing InDesign can create natively, and then using the Kindle Previewer to convert EPUB to Kindle format. There is no way to record page numbers in an EPUB file because it will always reflows based on page dimensions, font selected, and font size.
The only way it would work if you were using the Kindle plug-in for InDesign. Have you tried that? Have you posted about this on the Kindle forum for publishers? Here's a link:
-
2. Re: Page numbers in Kindle
NIRC Jan 1, 2014 6:00 PM (in response to Steve Werner)Sorry I wasn't clearer. I am NOT using epub, but the Kindle plugin in InDesign CS6. And I know it works because I have Kindle books from Amazon where pagination shows up.
-
3. Re: Page numbers in Kindle
Steve Werner Jan 1, 2014 7:15 PM (in response to NIRC)Kindle provides very little public information about its software products like the plug-in. Your best bet is probably the Amazon forums.
-
4. Re: Page numbers in Kindle
NIRC Jan 2, 2014 2:55 PM (in response to Steve Werner)Does anyone out there have any experience with using Kindle with InDesign and any ideas about how to insert absolute page numbers?
I hate to give up on this Forum after learning only what I already knew. The Forum has has often proved so valuable in the past...
-
5. Re: Page numbers in Kindle
Ellis home Jan 2, 2014 3:51 PM (in response to NIRC)This is an interesting topic. For what I have read it seems this page number display came from Amazon. My feeling is if they handle the conversion from print version to Kindle then the page numbers are available on the device. I might be wrong on this. It's just a hunch. We'll see if others have some more information. I'll keep researching and if something new comes up I'll update.


