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Table of Contents

A list of the book's parts and chapters with their starting page numbers. Ebooks also need a navigational TOC built from headings.

What goes on the table of contents

A list of the book's parts and chapters with their starting page numbers. Ebooks also need a navigational TOC built from headings.

Tips

Update page numbers after the final typeset pass.
Many novels skip the printed TOC but every ebook needs a navigation TOC.

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