If you want to know how to read Instapaper and Pocket articles on Kindle, this article will help you. With so many interesting articles on the Internet these days, there is not enough time for you to read all of them in one day.
That is why, bookmarking apps are useful when it comes to saving articles for future reading. Two of the popular bookmarking apps are Instapaper and Pocket. You can easily install them on your smartphones or computer browsers so anytime you come across a good article to read for later, these apps will save it for you.
Now, you can read your bookmarked articles directly to your Amazon Kindle device. What you need to do first is to create a bookmark button that will send these articles to your Kindle. Once you have a bookmark, sending is easy and fast.
How to Send Instapaper Articles to Kindle
- Login to Instapaper on their official website.
- At the bottom of the page, look for the More button. Click to open menu option.
- Choose How to Save.
- Look for the Save to Instapaper button. Then, drag the button to your bookmarks bar.
- Go to Settings and look for Kindle.
- On the 3rd option or under the Send to Kindle Email box, type in your Kindle email. Your Kindle email is usually your username followed by @kindle.com.
- Click Save Kindle Preferences.
- A pop-up message will appear indicating Kindle Automatic Delivery option.
- Check the option Send my Unread articles to Kindle automatically.
- Click Save Kindle Preferences.
- Click Get Kindle Bookmarklet.
- A pop-up message will appear. Drag the Send to Kindle button to your bookmarks bar.
- On your Amazon account, go to Kindle’s Personal Document Settings.
- Add your Instapaper address on the approved addresses.
- To read an article from your Instapaper feed to your Kindle, simply click the Send to Kindle Bookmarklet.
How to Send Pocket Articles to Kindle
- Login your Pocket account on their official website.
- Click Authorize when prompted to connect to your account.
- Choose a plan that you want for your Pocket account.
- Next, click Create Delivery.
- You can customize your article delivery depending on the date, time, and frequency of delivery.
- When done, click Start Delivery.
- Go to Kindle’s Personal Document Settings.
- Add in your email address and copy your Pocket2Kindle address to the list of approved addresses.
- Click Start Delivering Now.
So, there you have it. That’s how to read your bookmarked articles in your Amazon Kindle. Just out of curiosity, which one do you prefer, Instapaper or Pocket? Do you have other bookmarking apps that you’d love for us to feature? Let us know your preferences and why in the comments below.
