Reading from the web offline and distraction-free
TL;DR: This article describes the wiring of a tool to turn a webpage into a self-sufficient epub (for reading offline). If you want to try the tool, you can grab a binary version from GitHub
The Why To oversimplify my need, I will quote this from the Readability Project
Reading anything on the Internet has become a full-on nightmare. As media outlets attempt to eke out as much advertising revenue as possible, we’re left trying to put blinders on to mask away all the insanity that surrounds the content we’re trying to read.