diff --git a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/VolumeProvider.java b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/VolumeProvider.java
index a8be4605..c23c91df 100644
--- a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/VolumeProvider.java
+++ b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/VolumeProvider.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class VolumeProvider {
     private final LazyFormatterContext context;
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new volume provider with the specifed parameters.
+     * Creates a new volume provider with the specified parameters.
      *
      * @param blocks          the block sequences
      * @param volumeTemplates volume templates
@@ -151,15 +151,28 @@ VolumeImpl nextVolume() {
         currentVolumeNumber++;
         VolumeImpl volume = new VolumeImpl(crh.getOverhead(currentVolumeNumber));
         ArrayList<AnchorData> ad = new ArrayList<>();
-        volume.setPreVolData(updateVolumeContents(currentVolumeNumber, ad, true));
-        volume.setBody(nextBodyContents(currentVolumeNumber, volume.getOverhead().total(), ad));
+        List<Sheet> sheets = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        List<Sheet> preVolSheets = updateVolumeContents(currentVolumeNumber, ad, true);
+        volume.setPreVolSize(preVolSheets.size());
+        sheets.addAll(preVolSheets);
+                
+        List<Sheet> contentSheets = nextBodyContents(currentVolumeNumber, volume.getOverhead().total(), ad);
+        volume.setBodyVolSize(contentSheets.size());
+        sheets.addAll(contentSheets);
 
         if (logger.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
             logger.fine("Sheets  in volume " + currentVolumeNumber + ": " + (volume.getVolumeSize()) +
                     ", content:" + volume.getBodySize() +
                     ", overhead:" + volume.getOverhead());
         }
-        volume.setPostVolData(updateVolumeContents(currentVolumeNumber, ad, false));
+        
+        List<Sheet> postVolSheets = updateVolumeContents(currentVolumeNumber, ad, false);
+        volume.setPostVolSize(postVolSheets.size());
+        sheets.addAll(postVolSheets);
+
+        volume.setSections(SectionBuilder.getSections(sheets));
+        
         crh.setSheetsInVolume(currentVolumeNumber, volume.getBodySize() + volume.getOverhead().total());
         //crh.setPagesInVolume(i, value);
         crh.setAnchorData(currentVolumeNumber, ad);
@@ -175,7 +188,7 @@ VolumeImpl nextVolume() {
      * @param ad       the anchor data
      * @return returns the contents of the next volume
      */
-    private SectionBuilder nextBodyContents(int volumeNumber, final int overhead, ArrayList<AnchorData> ad) {
+    private List<Sheet> nextBodyContents(int volumeNumber, final int overhead, ArrayList<AnchorData> ad) {
         groups.currentGroup().setOverheadCount(groups.currentGroup().getOverheadCount() + overhead);
         final int splitterMax = splitterLimit.getSplitterLimit(volumeNumber);
         final int targetSheetsInVolume = (groups.lastInGroup() ? splitterMax : groups.sheetsInCurrentVolume());
@@ -234,7 +247,6 @@ public double getCost(SplitPointDataSource<Sheet, ?> units, int index, int break
         crh.setVolumeScope(volumeNumber, pageIndex, pageIndex + pageCount);
 
         pageIndex += pageCount;
-        SectionBuilder sb = new SectionBuilder();
         boolean atFirstPageOfContents = true;
         for (Sheet sheet : contents) {
             for (PageImpl p : sheet.getPages()) {
@@ -255,14 +267,13 @@ public double getCost(SplitPointDataSource<Sheet, ?> units, int index, int break
                 }
                 atFirstPageOfContents = false;
             }
-            sb.addSheet(sheet);
         }
         groups.currentGroup().setSheetCount(groups.currentGroup().getSheetCount() + contents.size());
         groups.nextVolume();
-        return sb;
+        return contents;
     }
 
-    private SectionBuilder updateVolumeContents(int volumeNumber, ArrayList<AnchorData> ad, boolean pre) {
+    private List<Sheet> updateVolumeContents(int volumeNumber, ArrayList<AnchorData> ad, boolean pre) {
         DefaultContext c = new DefaultContext.Builder(crh)
                 .currentVolume(volumeNumber)
                 .space(pre ? Space.PRE_CONTENT : Space.POST_CONTENT)
@@ -281,7 +292,6 @@ private SectionBuilder updateVolumeContents(int volumeNumber, ArrayList<AnchorDa
                 }
             }
             List<Sheet> ret = prepareToPaginatePrePostVolumeContent(ib, c).getRemaining();
-            SectionBuilder sb = new SectionBuilder();
             for (Sheet ps : ret) {
                 for (PageImpl p : ps.getPages()) {
                     for (String id : p.getIdentifiers()) {
@@ -291,9 +301,8 @@ private SectionBuilder updateVolumeContents(int volumeNumber, ArrayList<AnchorDa
                         ad.add(new AnchorData(p.getAnchors(), p.getPageNumber()));
                     }
                 }
-                sb.addSheet(ps);
             }
-            return sb;
+            return ret;
         } catch (PaginatorException e) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/common/Volume.java b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/common/Volume.java
index 1bbaf436..1bbadcf5 100644
--- a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/common/Volume.java
+++ b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/common/Volume.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.daisy.dotify.formatter.impl.common;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * Provides a volume of braille.
  *
@@ -7,6 +9,13 @@
  */
 public interface Volume {
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the contents.
+     * 
+     * @param sections the contents
+     */
+    public void setSections(List<? extends Section> sections);
+
     /**
      * Gets the contents.
      *
diff --git a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/SectionBuilder.java b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/SectionBuilder.java
index e3b802d0..ad509e83 100644
--- a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/SectionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/SectionBuilder.java
@@ -11,33 +11,28 @@
  * TODO: Write java doc.
  */
 public class SectionBuilder {
-    private Stack<Section> ret = new Stack<Section>();
-    private SectionProperties currentProps = null;
-    private int sheets = 0;
-
-    public void addSheet(Sheet s) {
-        sheets++;
-        /* We're using object identity here to communicate requests for
-         * new sections. It is left over from a previous cleanup, and
-         * might not be very intuitive, but it have to do for now.
-         * Please improve if you wish.
-         */
-        if (ret.isEmpty() || currentProps != s.getSectionProperties()) {
-            currentProps = s.getSectionProperties();
-            ret.add(new SectionImpl(currentProps));
-        }
-        SectionImpl sect = ((SectionImpl) ret.peek());
-        for (PageImpl p : s.getPages()) {
-            sect.addPage(p);
+    
+    public static List<Section> getSections(List<Sheet> sheets) {
+        Stack<Section> ret = new Stack<>();
+        SectionProperties currentProps = null;
+        for (Sheet s : sheets) {
+            /* We're using object identity here to communicate requests for
+             * new sections. It is left over from a previous cleanup, and
+             * might not be very intuitive, but it have to do for now.
+             * Please improve if you wish.
+             */
+            if (ret.isEmpty() || currentProps != s.getSectionProperties()) {
+                currentProps = s.getSectionProperties();
+                // start a new Section
+                ret.add(new SectionImpl(currentProps));
+            }
+            SectionImpl sect = ((SectionImpl) ret.peek());
+            for (PageImpl p : s.getPages()) {
+                sect.addPage(p);
+            }
+            
         }
-    }
-
-    List<Section> getSections() {
         return ret;
     }
-
-    int getSheetCount() {
-        return sheets;
-    }
-
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/VolumeImpl.java b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/VolumeImpl.java
index 21d5998f..6fa1ea0d 100644
--- a/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/VolumeImpl.java
+++ b/src/org/daisy/dotify/formatter/impl/sheet/VolumeImpl.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import org.daisy.dotify.formatter.impl.common.Volume;
 import org.daisy.dotify.formatter.impl.search.Overhead;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -13,9 +12,7 @@
  * @author Joel Håkansson
  */
 public class VolumeImpl implements Volume {
-    private List<Section> body;
-    private List<Section> preVolData;
-    private List<Section> postVolData;
+    private List<? extends Section> sections;
     private Overhead overhead;
     private int bodyVolSize;
 
@@ -24,21 +21,23 @@ public VolumeImpl(Overhead overhead) {
         this.bodyVolSize = 0;
     }
 
-    public void setBody(SectionBuilder body) {
-        bodyVolSize = body.getSheetCount();
-        this.body = body.getSections();
+    public void setBodyVolSize(int sheetCount) {
+        this.bodyVolSize = sheetCount;
     }
 
-    public void setPreVolData(SectionBuilder preVolData) {
+    public void setPreVolSize(int sheetCount) {
         //use the highest value to avoid oscillation
-        overhead = overhead.withPreContentSize(Math.max(overhead.getPreContentSize(), preVolData.getSheetCount()));
-        this.preVolData = preVolData.getSections();
+        overhead = overhead.withPreContentSize(Math.max(overhead.getPreContentSize(), sheetCount));
     }
-
-    public void setPostVolData(SectionBuilder postVolData) {
+    
+    public void setPostVolSize(int sheetCount) {
         //use the highest value to avoid oscillation
-        overhead = overhead.withPostContentSize(Math.max(overhead.getPostContentSize(), postVolData.getSheetCount()));
-        this.postVolData = postVolData.getSections();
+        overhead = overhead.withPostContentSize(Math.max(overhead.getPostContentSize(), sheetCount));
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public void setSections(List<? extends Section> sections) {
+        this.sections = sections;
     }
 
     public Overhead getOverhead() {
@@ -55,11 +54,7 @@ public int getVolumeSize() {
 
     @Override
     public Iterable<? extends Section> getSections() {
-        List<Section> contents = new ArrayList<>();
-        contents.addAll(preVolData);
-        contents.addAll(body);
-        contents.addAll(postVolData);
-        return contents;
+        return sections;
     }
 
 }