Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by matallo 3226 days ago
idea: using this as "send to kindle" generating pdfs from urls you stumble upon, and seamlessly sending them to the *@kindle.com email address to consume in the device

I don't know if there's an easier way or service these days

4 comments

Instapaper did that pretty well, and I think Pocket Premium does that too - in MOBI format, which is much easier to read on the Kindle than PDF.

These days I use Calibre instead because the overall experience is better, but for single articles it's a bit overkill.

I use a script that implements calibre's ebook-convert command line to convert and mail mobi files to myself from html urls. The ebook-convert command is powerful enough that I can join several html pages together, and also add chapter hooks and titles. I used to use this to download and read Wheel of Time rereads on Tor for a while.
I use the Push to Kindle app from FiveFilters.org to do this.
That is a cool idea! Would only require to setup a small server as webhook endpoint that creates the e-mail.