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Harmon · 12-21-2011, 11:46 AM

Add me to the list. Since I got my T1, I am using it almost exclusively to read my Instapaper saves. I generally use my iPad to access the Instapaper site, generate an epub file and save it directly to Dropbox, and then download from Dropbox to my T1. Sometimes I download to my computer's download folder, then upload to Dropbox.

Either way, I find that both the first and last articles in the generated epub file are empty, except for (1) the title and (2) the page number, which - unlike the rest of the articles - reflects the entire range of pages that should be there but aren't. It will say "Page 8-32 of 165," for instance, while normally it will say "Page 8 of 165," then on the next page "Page 9 of 165," & so forth.

I tried reading the generated epub file on the latest Sony Reader software on my computer, with the same result. But when I opened the file in Stanza, no problem - all the articles were there & complete.

This suggests to me that the problem lies with the Sony software, not Instapaper. But I send an email off to Instapaper Support anyway.

Meanwhile, I have started working around the problem by "bracketing" my articles on Instapaper with a couple of New Yorker articles I have already read. I take advantage of how the Archive system works.

I start by deleting or filing away all the articles on the "Unread" list. I then transfer the two New Yorker articles to that list. Throughout the day, I send articles to Instapaper, which show up above the two New Yorker files. At the end of the day, I go into Instapaper, Archive and then Restore the bottom New Yorker article. This puts one New Yorker article at the top of the Unread listing, and leaves the other at the bottom. I then generate the epub file & send it off to Dropbox.

At that point, I go back into Unread and move or delete all the articles I've just sent to Dropbox, except the two New Yorker articles, which are left in the Unread list for the next day's uploading.

Rinse & repeat.

This process gives me an Instaper "book" on my T1 in which the first & last chapters are the New Yorker articles, which I've already read, so it doesn't matter that they are empty.

12-21-2011, 11:46 AM	#3
Harmon King of the Bongo Drums Posts: 1,630 Karma: 5927225 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Excelsior! (Strange...)	Add me to the list. Since I got my T1, I am using it almost exclusively to read my Instapaper saves. I generally use my iPad to access the Instapaper site, generate an epub file and save it directly to Dropbox, and then download from Dropbox to my T1. Sometimes I download to my computer's download folder, then upload to Dropbox. Either way, I find that both the first and last articles in the generated epub file are empty, except for (1) the title and (2) the page number, which - unlike the rest of the articles - reflects the entire range of pages that should be there but aren't. It will say "Page 8-32 of 165," for instance, while normally it will say "Page 8 of 165," then on the next page "Page 9 of 165," & so forth. I tried reading the generated epub file on the latest Sony Reader software on my computer, with the same result. But when I opened the file in Stanza, no problem - all the articles were there & complete. This suggests to me that the problem lies with the Sony software, not Instapaper. But I send an email off to Instapaper Support anyway. Meanwhile, I have started working around the problem by "bracketing" my articles on Instapaper with a couple of New Yorker articles I have already read. I take advantage of how the Archive system works. I start by deleting or filing away all the articles on the "Unread" list. I then transfer the two New Yorker articles to that list. Throughout the day, I send articles to Instapaper, which show up above the two New Yorker files. At the end of the day, I go into Instapaper, Archive and then Restore the bottom New Yorker article. This puts one New Yorker article at the top of the Unread listing, and leaves the other at the bottom. I then generate the epub file & send it off to Dropbox. At that point, I go back into Unread and move or delete all the articles I've just sent to Dropbox, except the two New Yorker articles, which are left in the Unread list for the next day's uploading. Rinse & repeat. This process gives me an Instaper "book" on my T1 in which the first & last chapters are the New Yorker articles, which I've already read, so it doesn't matter that they are empty. Last edited by Harmon; 12-21-2011 at 01:12 PM.