diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/BookPager.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/BookPager.java
index 58dde6ca5..7912426cc 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/BookPager.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/BookPager.java
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ public class BookPager
 
 			while (pointer < lineLength)
 			{
-				if (length >= max)
+				Character letter = pageLine.charAt(pointer);
+				
+				if (length >= max || (letter == '\u00a7' && length - 1 >= max))
 				{
 					tempLine = pageLine.substring(start, pointer);
 					pageLines.add(tempLine);
 					start = pointer;
 					length = 0;
-				}
-
-				Character letter = pageLine.charAt(pointer);
+				}	
 
 				if (letter == '\u00a7')
 				{