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Does anyone know why sometimes there is a discrepancy in the book descriptions where it states the number of pages in a book. A lot of times I notice the number of pages in the actual book is 20 or so pages off than what it states in the descriptions. I have noticed this with books matching the exact ISBN number, title and author. I can understand there is a page difference when comparing a hardcover to a MMP, but if both are hardcovers or both are paperbacks shouldn't the number of pages in the book be the same? |
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A few reasons I can think of off the top of my head:
Last Edited on: 10/22/09 10:58 PM ET - Total times edited: 2 |
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There is now those ads in the back, the previews of other books. This is not in all editions of the book. And there are different ways to count the pages. A source concerned about the weight might want the count to include the blank pages. While another source might only want the text pages.
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I've also noticed that sometimes when they have book excerpts and ads they apply a page # to them and other times they don't. |
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I've noticed this with almost every book I ever had. Publishers usually advertise books according to the total page count, not the numbered page count. The unnumbered pages up front (title pages, dedication page, table of contents, etc), as well as those blank pages in the back are added to the numbered pages. |
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