![]() Both options allow you to save articles with a single click.ģ) Set up Kindle delivery on Instapaper’s site - Find your Kindle email address on your Kindle by going to Menu -> Settings -> Device Email. Setting it up on the Kindle can be a little tricky, so here it is in a few easy steps:ġ) Sign up for a free account on Instapaper.Ģ) Enable instant bookmarking - Either by dragging Instapaper’s “read later” button into your bookmarks bar, or by installing the Instapaper extension (for Firefox or Chrome). Because new articles I’ve saved are delivered to my Kindle for free each day, I can then read them offline anytime I want, just like a book. Great as a web app and even better as a browser extension, Instapaper really shines when you take it off the leash and start using it on your Kindle (or iPhone/iPad). Not quite social bookmarking, it’s ideally suited for those times when you come across a 5000 word essay in your favorite magazine that you really want to read, but just don’t have time for right now. ![]() For a more detailed, step-by-step guide to how the service works, check out this great guide to Instapaper on Kindle by David Smith.Instapaper has changed the way I read online by letting me read offline. If, like me, you never seem to find time to read all those newspaper articles and blog posts you stumble upon throughout the day, you should really give Instapaper on Kindle a try. But I’ve found Instapaper such a pleasant way to catch up on my online reading that I often don’t have time to buy that many ebooks anymore. I’m sure Amazon doesn’t want to hear this. I’ve now got mine set to deliver at 9 p.m., the perfect time to get a fresh batch of new articles to read in bed before I go to sleep. I’ve found this a helpful way to flag articles that I want to do something with later, but can’t do from my Kindle, like email to a friend or tweet about.Īnother improvement to Instapaper’s Kindle feature is you can now specify when you’d like your compilations sent.īefore, you could specify if you wanted Instapaper to send articles to your Kindle once a day or once a week but, in my experience, those once-a-day compilations often arrived in the middle of the night. You can also “Like” an article straight from your Kindle, which will then show up in your Liked folder on Instapaper. ![]() So, for example, if you’ve read all 20 articles in your Instapaper compilation and want to clear them from your account, you can simply click on “Archive All” and Instapaper will do just that. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Instapaper’s article compilations are still sent to your Kindle in the same way as before, using Amazon’s “Personal Document Delivery Service”, a special email address where you can send files straight to your Kindle.īut the Instapaper files are now sprinkled with various links that, when opened in Kindle’s built-in web browser, allow you to essentially manage your Instapaper account straight from your Kindle. Well, Instapaper’s creator Marco Arment recently made a number of changes to Instapaper’s Kindle delivery system that pretty much does exactly that. When I last wrote about Instapaper for Kindle, I noted that one of the very few drawbacks of Instapaper on Kindle was that it wasn’t a proper Kindle app: I only wish Instapaper was directly integrated into the Kindle itself - so I could do things like archive articles, or switch between folders, like I can on my iPod Touch. Please try again Article contentĪnd even if you don’t have an iPhone or iPad, you can still use Instapaper to create your own personalized, completely free magazine for reading on your Kindle at your convenience. The next issue of Sunrise presented by Vancouver Sun will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.
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