Comments on: Instapaper: The Kindle Killer App http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sheldon Richman http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Sheldon Richman Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:24 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-404 <p>Is anyone having trouble getting the entire Unread list onto the Kindle? I'm getting only the top 1-4. I know about the 20-article limit, but I can't get more than four. Sheldon</p> Is anyone having trouble getting the entire Unread list onto the Kindle? I’m getting only the top 1-4. I know about the 20-article limit, but I can’t get more than four. Sheldon

]]> By: mc http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-388 mc Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:35:45 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-388 <p>I love instapaper, but what really got me was that 3 of your 4 articles were in MY instapaper list, as well. Dude, that's weird.</p> I love instapaper, but what really got me was that 3 of your 4 articles were in MY instapaper list, as well. Dude, that’s weird.

]]> By: Daniel Sroka http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Daniel Sroka Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:50:15 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-384 <p>I use the application Ephemera to pair my Instapaper reading list with my Kindle. Set it up, and whenever you plug your Kindle in to recharge, it updates all of your Instapaper articles on it. Very handy way to avoid the Kindle download charges. http://goephemera.com/</p> I use the application Ephemera to pair my Instapaper reading list with my Kindle. Set it up, and whenever you plug your Kindle in to recharge, it updates all of your Instapaper articles on it. Very handy way to avoid the Kindle download charges. http://goephemera.com/

]]> By: harmon http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-383 harmon Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:55:19 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-383 <p>I haven't used Instapaper's Kindle function, but I have used its epub function for my Sony Reader. And while it's neat to have, what I've learned is that calibre does it better. For some reason, IP doesn't always want to convert articles to epub, but calibre will.</p> <p>So my current setup is to have calibre automatically, at the same time each day, download my IP selections, & then I move them to my Reader. Not wirelessly, unfortunately. But still, pretty good.</p> <p>But when I get my iPad, what I'll have is IP on my iPad, and on my iPhone. So I won't need any ebook reader.</p> I haven’t used Instapaper’s Kindle function, but I have used its epub function for my Sony Reader. And while it’s neat to have, what I’ve learned is that calibre does it better. For some reason, IP doesn’t always want to convert articles to epub, but calibre will.

So my current setup is to have calibre automatically, at the same time each day, download my IP selections, & then I move them to my Reader. Not wirelessly, unfortunately. But still, pretty good.

But when I get my iPad, what I’ll have is IP on my iPad, and on my iPhone. So I won’t need any ebook reader.

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