Posted by imlostinbooks
May 21, 2009 1:35 am

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• It might not tie up exactly with the pages but there are two possible alternatives.
  
  If you imagine one installment is the length of a single page then your page number is the number of your current installment. This may not be exact but as different editions of books have different length pages it should not be far off.
  
  Alternatively, if you look at your profile it shows what percentage you are through each book. You could use this as a different means of tracking progress.

  May 21, 2009 9:29 am
  by cresswga

• Thanks for your response, cresswga.
  
  If you don't already have our bookroll widget (which you can get on your Settings page), you could use that to show your progress on your blog. It does show the percentage of the book completed.

  May 21, 2009 10:30 am
  by MaggieH (admin)

• I knew there was a blog widget but as I don't have a blog and haven't used it I couldn't remember where it was :)

  May 22, 2009 8:50 am
  by cresswga

• Well, I would like page numbers because as a high school student, I am required to do some reading on classics and apparently, listing page numbers is part of the requirement. In other words, I have to buy the book now instead of simply reading it online for free :(

  Jul 28, 2009 5:17 pm
  by Nukedoom

• @Nukedoom Maybe you could track your progress by chapters rather than page numbers? Or you might be able to borrow the books you need from your local library for free.

  Jul 29, 2009 10:42 am
  by MaggieH (admin)

• Nukedoom: Go to Amazon.com and look up your book. It will say how many pages the book has.
  
  For example, I am reading Dracula at the moment and that apparently has 448 pages in this edition:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Dracula-Penguin-Popular-Classics-Stoker/dp/014062063X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248881843&sr=1-3
  
  I am currently 3% complete which means I am on page 448 / (100 * 3) = page 13.

  Jul 29, 2009 11:40 am
  by cresswga