diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift
index b7696be7f..248665c95 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ import Utils
           }
           .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showNotebookView, onDismiss: onNotebookViewDismissal) {
             NotebookView(
-              itemObjectID: viewModel.pdfItem.objectID,
+              viewModel: NotebookViewModel(item: viewModel.pdfItem.item),
               hasHighlightMutations: $hasPerformedHighlightMutations,
               onDeleteHighlight: { highlightId in
                 coordinator.removeHighlightFromPDF(highlightId: highlightId)
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookView.swift
index 6e8bc2b92..802e20899 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookView.swift
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
   typealias DeleteHighlightAction = (String) -> Void
 
   struct NotebookView: View {
+    @StateObject var viewModel: NotebookViewModel
+
     @EnvironmentObject var dataService: DataService
     @Environment(\.presentationMode) private var presentationMode
-    @StateObject var viewModel = NotebookViewModel()
 
     @State var showAnnotationModal = false
     @State var errorAlertMessage: String?
     @State var showErrorAlertMessage = false
     @State var noteAnnotation = ""
 
-    let itemObjectID: NSManagedObjectID
     @Binding var hasHighlightMutations: Bool
     @State var setLabelsHighlight: Highlight?
     @State var showShareView: Bool = false
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
             annotation: $noteAnnotation,
             onSave: {
               viewModel.updateNoteAnnotation(
-                itemObjectID: itemObjectID,
+                itemObjectID: viewModel.item.objectID,
                 annotation: noteAnnotation,
                 dataService: dataService
               )
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         #endif
       }
       .task {
-        viewModel.load(itemObjectID: itemObjectID, dataService: dataService)
+        viewModel.load(itemObjectID: viewModel.item.objectID, dataService: dataService)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookViewModel.swift
index 33db22c4f..cdfa59039 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Highlights/NotebookViewModel.swift
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ struct NoteItemParams: Identifiable {
 }
 
 @MainActor final class NotebookViewModel: ObservableObject {
+  let item: Models.LibraryItem
+
   @Published var noteItem: NoteItemParams?
   @Published var highlightItems = [HighlightListItemParams]()
 
+  init(item: Models.LibraryItem) {
+    self.item = item
+  }
+
   func load(itemObjectID: NSManagedObjectID, dataService: DataService) {
     if let linkedItem = dataService.viewContext.object(with: itemObjectID) as? Models.LibraryItem {
       loadHighlights(item: linkedItem)
@@ -102,7 +108,14 @@ struct NoteItemParams: Identifiable {
   }
 
   func highlightsAsMarkdown() -> String {
-    highlightItems.map { highlightAsMarkdown(item: $0) }.lazy.joined(separator: "\n\n")
+    var buffer = "\(item.unwrappedTitle)\n"
+    if let author = item.author {
+      buffer += "by: \(author)\n"
+    }
+    if let url = item.pageURLString {
+      buffer += "url: \(url)\n"
+    }
+    return buffer + "\n\n" + highlightItems.map { highlightAsMarkdown(item: $0) }.lazy.joined(separator: "\n\n")
   }
 
   private func loadHighlights(item: Models.LibraryItem) {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemListNavigationLink.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemListNavigationLink.swift
index b36c66a46..5fb630fce 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemListNavigationLink.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemListNavigationLink.swift
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ struct MacFeedCardNavigationLink: View {
         EmptyView()
       }).opacity(0)
     }
-    .onAppear {
-      Task { await viewModel.itemAppeared(item: item, dataService: dataService) }
-    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -55,9 +52,6 @@ struct LibraryItemListNavigationLink: View {
         }
       )
     }
-    .task {
-      await viewModel.itemAppeared(item: item, dataService: dataService)
-    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -92,9 +86,6 @@ struct LibraryItemGridCardNavigationLink: View {
         GridCard(item: LibraryItemData.make(from: item), isContextMenuOpen: $isContextMenuOpen, actionHandler: actionHandler)
       }
     )
-    .task {
-      await viewModel.itemAppeared(item: item, dataService: dataService)
-    }
     .aspectRatio(1.0, contentMode: .fill)
     .background(
       Color.secondarySystemGroupedBackground
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index 4f4e7a230..9dc85cde3 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -126,14 +126,11 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
         LinkedItemMetadataEditView(item: item)
       }
       .sheet(item: $viewModel.itemForHighlightsView) { item in
-        NotebookView(itemObjectID: item.objectID, hasHighlightMutations: $hasHighlightMutations)
+        NotebookView(viewModel: NotebookViewModel(item: item), hasHighlightMutations: $hasHighlightMutations)
       }
       .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showExpandedAudioPlayer) {
         ExpandedAudioPlayer()
       }
-//      .onAppear {
-//        viewModel.refreshFeatureItems(dataService: dataService)
-//      }
       .toolbar {
         toolbarItems
       }
@@ -710,6 +707,7 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
             }, header: {
               filtersHeader
             })
+            BottomView(viewModel: viewModel)
           }
           .padding(0)
           .listStyle(.plain)
@@ -934,6 +932,7 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
                 )
               }
             }
+            BottomView(viewModel: viewModel)
             Spacer()
           }
           .frame(maxHeight: .infinity)
@@ -1037,3 +1036,18 @@ func fakeLibraryItems(dataService _: DataService) -> [LibraryItemData] {
         )
       })
 }
+
+struct BottomView: View {
+  @ObservedObject var viewModel: HomeFeedViewModel
+  @EnvironmentObject var dataService: DataService
+
+  var body: some View {
+    Color.clear
+      .onAppear {
+        Task {
+          await viewModel.loadMore(dataService: dataService)
+        }
+        print("BOTTOM APPEARED")
+      }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index 60236702d..c02e72978 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import Views
   @Published var negatedLabels = [LinkedItemLabel]()
   @Published var appliedSort = LinkedItemSort.newest.rawValue
 
+  @State var lastMoreFetched: Date?
+
   @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.hideFeatureSection.rawValue) var hideFeatureSection = false
   @AppStorage("LibraryTabView::hideFollowingTab") var hideFollowingTab = false
 
@@ -81,17 +83,17 @@ import Views
     }
   }
 
-  func itemAppeared(item: Models.LibraryItem, dataService: DataService) async {
+  func loadMore(dataService: DataService) async {
     if isLoading { return }
-    let itemIndex = fetcher.items.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == item.id })
-    let thresholdIndex = fetcher.items.index(fetcher.items.endIndex, offsetBy: -5)
 
-    // Check if user has scrolled to the last five items in the list
-    // Make sure we aren't currently loading though, as this would get triggered when the first set
-    // of items are presented to the user.
-    if let itemIndex = itemIndex, itemIndex > thresholdIndex {
-      await loadMoreItems(dataService: dataService, filterState: filterState, isRefresh: false)
+    let start = Date.now
+    if let lastMoreFetched, lastMoreFetched.timeIntervalSinceNow > -4 {
+      print("skipping fetching more as last fetch was too recent: ", lastMoreFetched)
+      return
     }
+
+    await loadMoreItems(dataService: dataService, filterState: filterState, isRefresh: false)
+    lastMoreFetched = start
   }
 
   func pushFeedItem(item _: Models.LibraryItem) {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
index 8bbe955fa..6fa9859c4 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
     #if os(iOS)
       .sheet(isPresented: $showNotebookView, onDismiss: onNotebookViewDismissal) {
         NotebookView(
-          itemObjectID: item.objectID,
+          viewModel: NotebookViewModel(item: item),
           hasHighlightMutations: $hasPerformedHighlightMutations
         )
       }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/PDFItem.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/PDFItem.swift
index 4b5601d9e..3b6fcb7bc 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/PDFItem.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/PDFItem.swift
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import CoreData
 import Foundation
+import Models
 import Utils
 
 public struct PDFItem {
+  public let item: Models.LibraryItem
   public let objectID: NSManagedObjectID
   public let itemID: String
   public let pdfURL: URL?
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ public struct PDFItem {
     guard item.isPDF else { return nil }
 
     return PDFItem(
+      item: item,
       objectID: item.objectID,
       itemID: item.unwrappedID,
       pdfURL: URL(string: item.unwrappedPageURLString),