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/
- Go to your Home screen.
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Tap the
More icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap My Articles.
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Tap Link with Instapaper
- Go to the Instapaper website by doing one of the following to enter the code shown on your eReader's screen:
- On your computer: Go to kobo.com/instapaper
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On your phone: Use your smartphone to scan the QR code
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Enter the code shown on your eReader's screen code
- Click Link with Instapaper
- Click Authorize on the Application Access page
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
Log into your account and the article link on your main page:
Visit: Instapaper.com/save
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
To add Instapaper articles via Chrome extension, Email, or IFTTT
Visit: Instapaper.com/save
Mobile app
To download the Instapaper app for your iOS or Android devices,
Visit instapaper.com/apps
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.
- Go to your Home screen.
- Tap the
- Tap My Articles.
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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.
Archive - Tap to close your current article and send it to the Instapaper archive list.
Like - Tap to add the article to your Instapaper Liked list.
Delete - Tap to remove the article from your Instapaper reading list.
Return to Articles - Tap to return back to your articles