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> there's no (easily accessible) reader mode equivalent for PDFs.

It’s called Liquid Mode in Reader, and it is, in fact, easily accessible.

> HTML is a far better document format than PDF.

HTML is better for some things, PDF for others. That's why PDF is widely used on the web when HTML is available.



Liquid mode only works we for a subset of PDF files. And sometimes it doesn't work at all.


Reader mode only works well for a subset of HTML files, too.


Yes, of course.




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