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Use Instapaper with your Kobo eReader


With the Instapaper app, you can save articles and stories from websites to read later on your Kobo eReader.

First, Create an Instapaper account. Once you save an article to Instapaper account and sync your Kobo eReader device, It will be ready to read anytime. 

To learn more about Instapaper, visit https://www.instapaper.com/

Step 1: Create a Instapaper account 

Before you can use Instapaper to read articles on your Kobo eReader, you'll need to create a Instapaper Account, you can create a Instapaper account but visiting https://www.instapaper.com/

 

  1. Go to your Home screen.

  2. Tap the epd_menu_-png.png More icon at the bottom of the screen.

     eReaderInstapaper.png

  3. Tap My Articles.

  4. Tap Link with Instapaper

    LinkInstapaper.png

  5. Go to the Instapaper website by doing one of the following to enter the code shown on your eReader's screen:
    1. On your computer: Go to kobo.com/instapaper
    2. On your phone: Use your smartphone to scan the QR codeQRCodeInstapaper.png

  6. Enter the code shown on your eReader's screen code

    InstapaperCode.png

  7. Click Link with Instapaper
  8. Click Authorize on the Application Access page

  9. After you complete the setup process, your eReader will sign in to your Instapaper account and show any articles that you've saved from Instapaper.

 

Step 2: Add articles to your Instapaper account

You can add articles in several ways, Saved articles will appear on your eReader after syncing. 

Directly on your Instapaper account Website

InstapaperAddLink.png

Browser extension

  • Install the Instapaper add-on for your browser. Click the Instapaper icon at the top of your browser to save any web articles to your Instapaper list. to save any web article. 

Other integrations

Mobile app

 

Step 3: Read Articles from Instapaper on your Kobo eReader

Once you’ve added articles to Instapaper from your computer’s web browser, your tablet, or smartphone, you can read the articles on your eReader.

Note: You'll need access to a Wi Fi connection to download Instapaper articles on to your eReader.

  1. Go to your Home screen.
  2. Tap the  epd menu -png.png More icon at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Tap My Articles.

  4. Tap on an article to start reading. 

     

If you don't see an article that you've added, tap the Menu icon in the grey bar, then tap Refresh.

Current Features: 

Only articles saved in the main list page in Instapaper will sync to your device. 

  • Articles placed in an Instapaper folder will not sync

  • To make an article appear on you eReader move it back to the main list in Instapaper.

  • Tags, highlights, notes, videos, and PDFs are not supported

 

Instapaper icons

Here are some of the icons you'll use the most on your Instapaper app for your Kobo eReader. 

 

Instapaper menu  

Tap to see more options for Instapaper content, such as reading the content, adding the content to favorites, and more.

InstapaperArchive.png Archive - Tap to close your current article and send it to the Instapaper archive list.

InstapaperLikeIcon.png  Like - Tap to add the article to your Instapaper Liked list.

InstapaperDeleteIcon.png Delete - Tap to remove the article from your Instapaper reading list.

InstapaperReturntoarticlesIcon.png Return to Articles - Tap to return back to your articles

 

 

 







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