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macallik · 04-15-2021, 12:33 PM

Two weeks in & here are the things that made a big difference for me:

Pocket
I have already been using Pocket to read articles for 2-3 years. I highly recommend it for news articles as it also strips out the ads. Swipe right to left to enable page flipping which is a better navigation option for eInk readers

Alternatively, add 'Scrolling buttons' to your Navigation Ball to have the ability to have dedicated buttons to flip the page. The cool part is that they are separated from the Navigation ball and you can place the buttons anywhere on the screen.

Print to PDF in Chrome
For long, resource-rich webpages that don't play well with Pocket, I have started printing to pdf on my computer (Ctrl + P) and syncing them to my Boox via Google Drive + AutoSync.

Neoreader can work with even the crappiest pdf layouts, but I was pleasantly surprised with how the Chrome print-to-pdf strips out a lot of the clutter. You can strip margins and delete headers/footers for a more minimalist document. Great for blogs, webpages with a lot of graphics, and deep dives into forum threads and subsequent responses.

04-15-2021, 12:33 PM	#12
macallik Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2020 Device: Samsung s5e	Two weeks in & here are the things that made a big difference for me: Pocket I have already been using Pocket to read articles for 2-3 years. I highly recommend it for news articles as it also strips out the ads. Swipe right to left to enable page flipping which is a better navigation option for eInk readers Alternatively, add 'Scrolling buttons' to your Navigation Ball to have the ability to have dedicated buttons to flip the page. The cool part is that they are separated from the Navigation ball and you can place the buttons anywhere on the screen. Print to PDF in Chrome For long, resource-rich webpages that don't play well with Pocket, I have started printing to pdf on my computer (Ctrl + P) and syncing them to my Boox via Google Drive + AutoSync. Neoreader can work with even the crappiest pdf layouts, but I was pleasantly surprised with how the Chrome print-to-pdf strips out a lot of the clutter. You can strip margins and delete headers/footers for a more minimalist document. Great for blogs, webpages with a lot of graphics, and deep dives into forum threads and subsequent responses. Last edited by macallik; 04-15-2021 at 12:36 PM.