** Update on 15 November 2021 – ‘The Edge Singapore’ is now made available for reading if you are a member of Singapore’s National Library mobile app (NLB Mobile). You can check out my updated step-by-step instructions on how you can read the latest edition of the finance magazine here…

I understand that many of you here are interested in the articles published by “The Edge Singapore” every week.

Recently, I discovered a way to read new issues of this weekly publication for free, and I’d like to step you through it in this post (all it takes is just 5 simple steps):

Step #1: Download these 2 Apps from Your App Store/Google Play Store

You need these 2 free apps in order to read “The Edge Singapore” online (you can click on the respective links to download the apps to your phone/tablet):

i. NLB Mobile – App Store / Google Play
ii. PressReader – App Store / Google Play

Step #2: Access the PressReader App through the NLB Mobile App

What you need to do here is to access the NLB Mobile App, and tap on the “eNewspapers & eMagazines” option. Doing so will launch the PressReader app:

Please note that you need to sign up for a free NLB account if you do not have one.

Step #3: Search for “The Edge Singapore” within the PressReader App

When you’re inside the PressReader app, under “Search Publications”, enter “The Edge Singapore”:

Thereafter, you need to tap on the publication, which will appear on the right:

Step #4: Start Reading the Latest Issues of the Publication

You can tap on the download button to read the latest issue (I’ve highlighted where the download button is in a black rectangular box below), or the other issues by tapping on their respective download buttons):

Upon tabbing on the download button, you’ll see a popup stating, “Publication sponsored by the National Library Board of Singapore”. Just tap on the “Ok” option to proceed:

Step #5: Start Reading Your Downloaded Copy of “The Edge Singapore”

After the edition has been downloaded to your mobile/tablet device, you will see a green tick button replacing the download button (I’ve highlighted it using a red rectangular box below). All you need to do is to tab on the “Read” button on the right hand side (I’ve highlighted where it is in a black rectangular box) to start reading the issue:

Viola! You can now enjoy reading the entire issue of “The Edge Singapore” for free:

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