How to use "A Guide Book of United States Coins 2016"

I was recently advised that I should purchase purchase a copy of
A Guide Book of United States Coins 2016: The Official Red Book
R.S. Yeoman, Kenneth Bressett
to learn more about the U.S. coins that I have in my collection. I did this.
I purchased the 'Kindle' edition from 'Amazon'.
Unfortunately, I am unable to find an "Index" that allows me to go to 'Page XXX' to look up 'Lincoln Cents', or 'Morgan Dollars'.
Surely, I don't have to 'flick' through the whole book to find each coin? There has to be an easier way?
Can anyone please help me use this book as it is the only 'reference' material I have access to, for this purpose?
Thank-you.

 

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I've got the Kindle edition too, and it's a pain. You'd be better off purchasing the 'hard copy'. You can always go to the local public library (reference room) to view a copy.

 

I am not confident in finding a copy in the library of my small town in Australia.
Someone must have 'mastered' the 'Kindle' edition, surely?

 

I`ve always bought the hard copies of any coin book.
If the batteries go flat or the power goes off you still have your book.
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I'm a big kindle guy. But for any type of reference book I always buy a hard copy. It's way easier.


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There us no table of contents? I really hated that when I first got a Kindle years ago.

 

I really, really, strongly dislike "electronic" copies of books. They are never user friendly, always harder to read, and a pain in the butt.

I like the feel of paper and the weight of the book in my hand. Return the kindle edition and buy a hard copy. I suggest getting the spiral bound version, it is the easiest to use.

I realize I didn't answer your question at all, but that's all I've got.

 

When I look at the book on Amazon.com, it offers a preview of the Kindle edition, and that has what looks like a clickable table of contents at the beginning. You should be able to go directly to the relevant section by clicking the appropriate table-of-contents link (or whatever you do instead of "clicking a link" on a Kindle).

If nothing else, you can keep in mind that the book is ordered by ascending denomination. (At least that's true for all my paper copies.) So, to find Morgan dollars, scan forward from the start. If you're seeing dimes or half-dollars, keep going; if you're seeing gold, move backward.

Within a denomination, it's ordered by date. If you know the denomination and date of the coin you're looking for, this should ease your task.

There are exceptions. Early (colonial) coinage used to appear in the first part of the book. Commemoratives have traditionally come after all the regular-issue denominations.

 

Once you've done that ten times, it becomes automatic.

 

Thanks, everyone.
The consensus seems to be 'There is no easy way. Stick with a hard copy version.'
My thoughts, at the beginning, but then I thought that I should 'move with the times - or get left behind', but I see that "Not all progress is good."
I have now purchased a 'hard copy' and I have left an appropriate review on Amazon.
Thanks, again.

 

My hard copy of "A Guide Book Of United States Coins 2017 - The Official Red Book" R.S. Yeoman, Kenneth Bressett , arrived in the mail today. From what I can see from a quick glance it is way better than the 'Kindle' version. Much easier to use.
As others before me have stated, "Stick with the hard copy" of this (and probably other) reference books.