Make sure you select for free deliveries to Kindle 3.Ĥ) Copy the email address Instapaper uses to send you new articles - Instapaper will send you emails using a unique address, which you’ll find highlighted in green on their Kindle setup page (under instructions). 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).
Instapaper on kindle for free#
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. I used a website called EN2Kindle, but still didn’t feel like a good workaround because it sent each individual article to Kindle instead of one single “e-book.” As you can imagine, this would have quickly cluttered up my Kindle home screen if I have quite a few articles in my Pocket queue.Instapaper has changed the way I read online by letting me read offline.
You can schedule when you wanted to send your queue to your Kindle easily with Instapaper, but you can’t do that with Pocket.
My biggest issue with Pocket so far has been the lack of Kindle support. Pocket isn’t a perfect solution for me yet though. Sometimes, I would need to scroll down a few times just to get to the article. With Instapaper, it would save the related links that are added in the page from websites like ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Buzzfeed. One thing I really like about Pocket is that it only saves the main text or the article and nothing else. Sometimes, it would just hang and I had to exit out of the app to reset it. There were times on Instapaper where I had poor cellular reception and it took a while for it to save an article. One thing that was noticibly better was that articles saved significantly faster on iOS and on the desktop regardless of how fast my internet was. If you choose the grid view, Pocket will display a thumbnail from the saved article and if it doesn’t have a picture, then it would display the headline instead, which already seemed like a good remedy to my issue with Instapaper.Īfter that, I switched all my API’s and didn’t come across any service that didn’t support Pocket. A few clicks and everything I had saved was in my Pocket’s queue. One day I finally broke down and decided to give its biggest competitor, Pocket, a try.įirst off, it wasn’t hard at all to export the articles I’ve already saved with Instapaper. I’ve overlooked this flaw many times before but recently, it’s been bothering me more and more. The only reason I decided to try Pocket and inevibitably stick with it, is because Instapaper has a hard time saving pictures. I could save an article I found on my MacBook and read it on my iPhone while waiting in line at Target. Over the years, the app has gotten better while keeping its simplistic user interface. I believe the app cost a whopping $9.99, which was pretty steep for an app at that time and my minimum wage salary. Come to think of it, it was probably one of the first apps I’ve ever bought just so I can unlock the “save unlimited articles” feature. I’ve been a loyal Instapaper ever since 2007 when I got my hands on the first generation iPhone.
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