1. A method comprising: displaying a table of contents for a digital book, the table of contents including a plurality of references to items of content provided within a body of the digital book; receiving a de-pinch touch gesture input associated with one of the plurality of references to items of content in the table of contents; based upon the receiving a de-pinch touch gesture input, determining a particular one of the plurality of references to items of content to be displayed; and based upon the determining a particular one of the plurality of references to items of content to be displayed, displaying a portion of text from the body of the digital book corresponding to the particular one of the plurality of references to items of content, wherein displaying the portion of text includes adjusting and maintaining the display of the plurality of references to items of content to accommodate the displaying of the portion of text.