[thazework]

Until a few days ago the best solution for text only + no ads + offline reading was a kindle subscription to whichever periodical you fancy. This is gone now.

Nook still has a newstand store (for now?) but I haven't used it so can't comment on the formatting and UX.

[antiframe]

I still subscribe to text (and images, but no video), no ads, offline reading news sites on my Kindle. Not through the Kindle subscription but through a local downloader (Calibre).