Is it possible to create page breaks, with accompanying links at the bottom of the page, using just html?

Here is the code I've tried:

<div style="feature; feature; feature;">
content
</div>

<!--pagebreak-->

<div style="feature; feature; feature;">
content
</div>

<!--pagebreak-->

etc...

The formatting works, but the page break does not. Instead of separate pages I get the

in between chunks of text in one long page.

I'm aware of the Paging module, but I'm having problems with it (the formatting I put on the page using

is lost on all but the first page once the node is paginated. I've posted this on the issues page.)

Can anyone suggest a solution? I'm trying to put some basic formatting into an online book using the book module, and want the formatting to appear only in the pages of the book. It's here: http://www.mythopoedia.com/node/30

Thanks!

Edited by WorldFallz - added <code> tags.