diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,14 +1 @@
 Nylas Mail is a hackable platform for your personal data, built on [Electron](https://github.com/atom/electron) and the [Nylas Platform APIs](https://nylas.com/sync_engine).
-
-
-
-## Building Nylas Mail
-
-* [Linux](docs/build-instructions/linux.md)
-* [OS X](docs/build-instructions/os-x.md)
-* [FreeBSD](docs/build-instructions/freebsd.md)
-* [Windows](docs/build-instructions/windows.md)
-
-## Extending Nylas Mail
-
-It's easy to extend Nylas Mail using your favorite web technologies. Check out the [Nylas Package API](docs/index) to get started, and the [API reference](https://atom.io/docs/api) for information about specific classes.
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diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ packages in N1.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-1. Each package is in its own folder. Simply copy the folder you want to
-   try out to `$HOME/.nylas/packages` and restart N1.
-1. The entry point of each package is the `activate` method of
+1. Each package is in its own folder. To try out a package, copy the folder
+   into `$HOME/.nylas/packages`, run `apm install`, and restart N1.
+2. The entry point of each package is the `activate` method of
    `lib/main.cjsx`. Most packages do nothing but register themselves with
    the `ComponentRegistry`
-1. Read the annotated source code of the package files.
+3. Read the annotated source code of the package files.