[CarelessExpert]

I'm a selfhosting nerd so I use Huginn to scrape the newsletters from my email and turn them into RSS feeds that I consume by converting them into an e-newspaper with Calibre.

I also use ttrss's feature to republish articles via an RSS feed, plus Wallabag and it's RSS, to get bundles of long form content onto my Kindle.

My Saturday morning ritual is then to open Calibre and download the last week's worth of Matt Levine newsletters to my Kindle, which I then enjoy on my porch with a coffee.

[kazinator]

OK, but suppose someone were to scrape newsletters from their e-mail and turn them into RSS feeds, just like you do. But then, suppose they just behave like a typical RSS user and read these with a feed reader. A stereotypical RSS feed reader which implements an inbox-like paradigm, where you see feeds as folders, which show a count like (3) of new unread items.

What would be the point?

(What you're doing makes sense to you because of the additional steps that are enabled, like conversion into e-newspaper and whatnot. In principle, at least, a mail client could do the same thing, without requiring round trip out to RSS.)

[CarelessExpert]

> What would be the point?

First, at least IMO, RSS readers tend to have far better reading UX since their primary function is consumption.

Second, related to the previous, I prefer the "infinite scroll of content" UX of an RSS reader versus the typical email paradigm.

Third, it segregates the content so that my email contains those things that actually require effort to respond to, and not just content I'm consuming.

Fourth, you can blend your newsletters with other content published via RSS, creating a unified content feed of things you want to read (in my case it's a combination of newsletters, long form news articles, blog posts, etc).

Finally, again, RSS is far more convenient for converting to other formats like ePub.

Can you get some of these benefits with the right kind of email client, filters and config, etc? Probably. But, the original post was from someone saying they didn't want to use email. So this is an alternative. If you're happy using email, keep on keeping on!

[psanford]

I do something very similar. I've got mx records for a domain I own pointed AWS SES which invokes a lambda function that pushes the email to my Remarkable 2 e-ink reader.

I also enjoy reading Money Stuff this way.

[ijustwanttovote]

This is an awesome idea. I should set it up this weekend.

[daxaxelrod]

I dont know why but this reminds me of the classic HN counter argument to Dropbox.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

Maybe there's a webapp here...

[CarelessExpert]

Oh 100%.

What I'm doing is not for the feint of heart. For me it's as much for the joy of the project, though I do really like the power and customizability of the stack I've put together. I'm also a privacy wonk and I like having full control over my data, not to mention the content I'm consuming.

But yeah, I won't claim this is for everyone. But for those interested in a DIY project it's working great for me!

[daxaxelrod]

Love it, more power to ya :)