The most underused browser feature: reader mode

Re:The most underused browser feature: reader mode by Thrymr on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @05:02PM (#28306960)

And the marginal cost of adding articles to a device if you are already using it to read books is very low.

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Re:The most underused browser feature: reader mode by dredmorbius on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @05:12PM (#28307071)

Correct, up to storage limits.

That's not a minor consideration from me as I can easily fill 64--128 GB of total storage (about 30GB seem to be system + apps).

That's not all books --- I keep a fairly large number of podcast episodes downloaded. But at about 5 MB/book, even an apparently generous storage quickly shows limits.

I passed on the ReMarkable as its 16 GB storage (about 8GB available) only permits 1,600 books at 5 MB/book.

(And that's without podcasts or audio.)

The BOOX has a 64 GB onboard storage, maximum. I've got that near capacity in about 6 months, though a large share of that is podcasts. My preference would be 256 GB. Plus far better content-management capabilities on the device itself. I think I could live within that.

Retail cost is $20, falling by about half every 2 years. The minimising of eBook storage makes absolutely no economic sense.

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