This is exactly what Readability [1] was doing, really well - from a user&#x27;s perspective - but they couldn&#x27;t make the business model work. They got lots of paying readers on-board, but couldn&#x27;t get publishers involved.<p>Maybe they were just s few years too early. As you say, now that publishers are slowly awakening from their slumber, they&#x27;ll be more willing to give it a go.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.readability.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.readability.com&#x2F;</a>