: About "This page is left blank intentionally" I have sometimes seen that when the 'half title' page of a book (the page that goes before the title page) is left in blank (which is one of

@Speyer780

Intentionally blank pages only serve a function in a printed piece (they are leftovers at the end of a form, or sheaf of pages which come in a multiple of four). There's no reason to have them in a PDF. If I were to see a "blank page" in an e-book, I'd assume it was a formatting mistake. Why would you leave it in?

Additionally, the only place I've ever even seen that specific wording is in legal or financial documents, because every word in those documents is critical. The phrase lets the reader know that there isn't additional important information missing, and that the text is complete. There's no reason to use that phrase when printing a novel unless the author wants it there.

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@Margaret771

Personally I hate the massive red, blue green or black text saying this page is left blank intentionally. I feel the reader is intelligent enough to see when its a page break and when something is missing.

If you feel its necessary, I would just make a faint mark at the bottom saying so. Or what about setting a new icon at the bottom or an illustration that doesn't break the rhythm and gives the necessary break in the text. Could be as faint as possible.

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