Reply To: Page numbering – Best practices?

I'm with Amy on this one. I've been publishing fiction for seven years now at two houses, and we do not number ANY of the pages before the first page Chapter 1. It doesn't matter if there's some sort of “title” page or “section” page (i.e. Part 1), Page 1 is always on the right hand side of the book, on the first page of Chapter 1.

All the “pre-chapter 1” pages (title page, copyright page, dedication, TOC, etc.) have no numbers whatsoever.

Again, I think it comes down to the Publisher style guides, as Alan pointed out.