Slurping web content?

Robotech_Master · 05-27-2009, 04:47 PM

Is there a simple, easy way to slurp web content onto the Sony? Something like Instapaper for the iPhone?

Andybaby · 05-27-2009, 08:41 PM

slurp? I've never heard that term before. I don't know what instapaper is, never used it.

you can use calibre to pull rss feeds from many websites and make ebooks out of them you can read on the 700.

kovidgoyal · 05-28-2009, 12:51 AM

look for the bookit firefox extension

ddavtian · 05-28-2009, 04:49 PM

I use "read later" from instapaper, then get it with Calibre.
Bookit extension works well too.

Robotech_Master · 05-28-2009, 05:02 PM

"Get it with Calibre" how?

ddavtian · 05-28-2009, 06:39 PM

Calibre has built-in recipe for instapaper (under "Fetch news). You need to specify your login information, then it will get articles from instapaper.

I've added "read later" bookmark to my browsers, any time I'm on a page that I want to read it later, I click on "read later", it goes to instapaper, then run Calibre. All together takes few clicks and less than a minute.

owlrigh · 09-06-2009, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ddavtian

Calibre has built-in recipe for instapaper (under "Fetch news). You need to specify your login information, then it will get articles from instapaper.

I've added "read later" bookmark to my browsers, any time I'm on a page that I want to read it later, I click on "read later", it goes to instapaper, then run Calibre. All together takes few clicks and less than a minute.

Oh, splendid, thank you! I'd been doing this with instapaper for my ipod touch, but was wondering whether the longer SF free stories I'd been bookmarking could someone be sent to my e-reader.

PennyPie · 09-06-2009, 07:42 AM

Thanks to all for the tips!

Juliette · 09-06-2009, 02:37 PM

Quite interesting thread. Thank you all

Floeee · 09-17-2009, 09:11 AM

is it possible to get also the pictures with calibre from instapaper?

05-27-2009, 04:47 PM	#1
Robotech_Master Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 1421 Join Date: May 2006	Slurping web content? Is there a simple, easy way to slurp web content onto the Sony? Something like Instapaper for the iPhone?

05-28-2009, 12:51 AM	#3
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,475 Karma: 2944574 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	look for the bookit firefox extension __________________ Get calibre Notice to all: I can not provide assistance with DRM removal, for legal reasons, so please do not contact me about it.

09-06-2009, 07:42 AM	#8
PennyPie Cocoa & Toast...mmmmmm... Posts: 276 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Sony PRS-700, iPhone	Thanks to all for the tips! __________________ Penny

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Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 2683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	slurp? I've never heard that term before. I don't know what instapaper is, never used it. you can use calibre to pull rss feeds from many websites and make ebooks out of them you can read on the 700.

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ddavtian Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 332 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco, USA Device: Sony 505 & 900, Kindle DX, Samsung Galaxy Tab, EVO	I use "read later" from instapaper, then get it with Calibre. Bookit extension works well too.

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Robotech_Master Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 1421 Join Date: May 2006	"Get it with Calibre" how?

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ddavtian Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 332 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco, USA Device: Sony 505 & 900, Kindle DX, Samsung Galaxy Tab, EVO	Calibre has built-in recipe for instapaper (under "Fetch news). You need to specify your login information, then it will get articles from instapaper. I've added "read later" bookmark to my browsers, any time I'm on a page that I want to read it later, I click on "read later", it goes to instapaper, then run Calibre. All together takes few clicks and less than a minute.

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09-17-2009, 09:11 AM	#10
Floeee Groupie Posts: 179 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vienna Device: iRex DR1000s returned / Sony PRS-505 returned / Asus eee PC t91	is it possible to get also the pictures with calibre from instapaper?


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