feature_request(remote): permalinks to sections of remote documents

[Kristinita]

1. Summary

It would be nice, if would be possible open permalinks to specific sections of remote EPUB documents.

2. Example of expected behavior

By analogy with FB2 Reader.

User open http://flibusta.is/b/489418/epub → redirect to, for example, http://static.flibusta.is:443/b.epub/Kazanceva_Corpus_362_V-internete-kto-to-neprav-.AAFbdw.489418.epub.zip → Firefox open:

If we add to end of link #zz_4 — http://static.flibusta.is:443/b.epub/Kazanceva_Corpus_362_V-internete-kto-to-neprav-.AAFbdw.489418.epub.zip#zz_4 — Firefox open section 4 of EPUB document:

3. Argumentation

Currently, for EPUB:

    person who shares a link and/or the person who wants to read have to spend a lot of time.

It would be nice, if process will much easier. First person add to link with EPUB document #zz_$number_of_section → second person open this link and immediately reads the necessary section.

3.1. Currently behavior

I can't find browser extensions, which allow to be possible permalinks to EPUB sections. That share link to EPUB section, I need:

• Convert EPUB to PDF or FB2 → upload converted PDF (FB2) to remote hosting.

Or users, who want to see the contents of the link, needs:

• Download EPUB → manually find specific section.

3.2. Reasons of permalinks to sections

EPUB (as PDF, FB2 and DjVu) is popular books format.

1. It would be nice, if people will confirm their words with links to sources of information. I try as often as possible confirm my words authoritative sources.
2. Users may want to share information from specific sections of EPUB books as peoples regularly share links from another types of web sections.

4. Analogies for another formats

4.1. PDF

Firefox by default open remote PDF document in built-in viewer.

If in end of link construction #page=$number_of_page, PDF document open in specific page.

I already show example above — open https://d-m.bksdl.xyz/download/book/5c63fa8550b4253978b2a8a6#page=173 in Firefox:

4.2. FB2

FB2 Reader Firefox extension:

Install FB2 Reader → paste link http://flibusta.is/b/489418/fb2 to URL bar → Firefox open a page http://static.flibusta.is:443/b.fb2/Kazanceva_Corpus_362_V-internete-kto-to-neprav-.AAFbdw.489418.fb2.zip:

If we add to end of link #zz_4 — http://static.flibusta.is:443/b.fb2/Kazanceva_Corpus_362_V-internete-kto-to-neprav-.AAFbdw.489418.fb2.zip#zz_4 — Firefox open section 4 of FB2 document:

Thanks.