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What is EPUB landmarks?

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Landmarks are an optional nav element in the EPUB 3 navigation document (epub:type="landmarks") that points to key places such as the cover, the table of contents and the start of the main text. Some reading apps use them for "Go to beginning" and similar commands.

Why it matters when you convert a PDF to EPUB

A converter that knows where the body of the book starts can add a landmark for it, so a reader opens the book at chapter one instead of a title page. Landmarks replace the guide element of EPUB 2.

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EPUBCheck messages about this

  • OPF-031 File listed in reference element in guide was not declared in OPF manifest: ….

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What is EPUB landmarks?

Landmarks are an optional nav element in the EPUB 3 navigation document (epub:type="landmarks") that points to key places such as the cover, the table of contents and the start of the main text. Some reading apps use them for "Go to beginning" and similar commands.