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by Kihashi 3347 days ago
> > "You can’t tell whether the end is really the end, or whether the end equals 93% followed by 7% of index and/or questions for book clubs." > I guess, not that it's a real issue for me.

Agreed, but also, is that really not a problem with physical books? Lots of them have backmatter with preview chapters, indices, and "questions for bookclubs".

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It's much easier with a real book to flip back from the end until you find the real ending, then estimate your progress based on thickness from there. This can be done with e-books, but it's not a use-case that the developers have really worked with, so its cumbersome.