This is what I keep and what I remove...
Title - Keep
Copyright page - Keep
Introduction - Keep
Dedication - Keep
Acknowledgements - Keep
About the Author - Keep
Index of maps, illustrations, etc. - Decide case-by-case
half title - Remove
Inline TOC - Remove
Index - Remove
Praise - Remove
Other books by author - Remove
Next reads and other publisher ads - Remove
And any other publisher added advertising and filler pages.
And for more complex novels with lots of characters, I normally insert a character summary at the end.
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