Box 61Books without page numbers

• If all of the pages (not just the introductory pages) of a book in PDF (Portable Document Format) have no page numbers:

  • Count the total numbers of pages of the text
  • Follow the count total by "p."
  • Place the number and "p." in square brackets, such as [12 p.]
  • End page information with a period
    Example: [20 p.].
• If the book is in HTML, XML, or other unpaginated format:

  • Count the number of screens, paragraphs, lines, or bytes, whichever is most practical, or print out the book and count the number of pages
  • Because screen size and type fonts vary, precede the total with the word "about" for all except the number of paragraphs
  • Place the count total and the measure used in square brackets
  • End with a period placed outside the closing bracket
    Examples:

    • [about 6 screens].
    • [about 23 p.].
    • [10 paragraphs].