Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for providing electronic books. According to one embodiment, the invention provides an electronic book file converter system. The file converter system has an input for receiving an electronic book file in a first format. The first format file includes a text portion representing text of a printed book version. A page transition detector detects page transitions in the printed book version. A page transition marker inserts a page transition indicator in the first format file at each detected on. In that manner the converter system converts the first format file to a second format file. The page transition indicators in the second format file enable an electronic book reading device to paginate an electronic book in accordance with page numbers of the printed book version.