diff --git a/static/css/app.css b/static/css/app.css
index 7ca6dde..7082ef6 100644
--- a/static/css/app.css
+++ b/static/css/app.css
@@ -1851,6 +1851,8 @@ html.nui-tts-on body.reader-immersive .reader-overlay  { bottom: var(--bar-h); }
 /* Page by page the page fills the whole reading area, without its padding: 66-pdf-paginated.js
    measures the area and places the page by its text box itself. */
 .reader-content.pdf-paginated { overflow:hidden !important; display:block; padding:0 !important; }
+/* The pages are as wide as they're drawn, not the text column's line length (--reader-max-width). */
+.reader-content > #pdf-viewport { max-width:none; }
 .reader-content.pdf-paginated > #pdf-viewport { width:100%; height:100%; max-width:none; margin:0; }
 .pdf-paginated .pdf-page-wrapper { margin:0; }
 .pdf-paginated .pdf-page-wrapper { position:relative; }
diff --git a/static/js/app/62-reader.js b/static/js/app/62-reader.js
index d7da52d..0e10829 100644
--- a/static/js/app/62-reader.js
+++ b/static/js/app/62-reader.js
@@ -327,12 +327,8 @@ async function _openBookOnce(bookId) {
     // Apply reader settings (theme, font size, etc.)
     applyReaderSettings(isPdfBook);
 
-    // If this book already has notes/highlights, surface them right away
-    // instead of making the reader hide them behind a manual toggle.
-    // Not on phones: there the margin covers the text; it stays one tap away (✎).
-    if (!isPdfBook && currentHighlights.length && !readerAnnotationsMarginOpen && !_isMobileReader()) {
-      toggleAnnotationsMargin();
-    }
+    // The notes margin stays closed when a book opens (also with notes in it): it's one
+    // tap away (✎), and opens by itself when a note is written.
 
     // Touch: swipe (paginated) + pinch-to-zoom
     _readerListen(contentEl, 'touchstart',  _pdfTouchStart,  {passive: true});
diff --git a/static/js/sw.js b/static/js/sw.js
index c7a8dbd..e617f7f 100644
--- a/static/js/sw.js
+++ b/static/js/sw.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * diora service worker — caches the app shell for offline use.
  */
 
-const CACHE = 'diora-v166';
+const CACHE = 'diora-v167';
 const SHELL = [
   '/static/css/app.css',
   '/static/js/app/01-core.js',