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RobertJSawyer · 01-19-2014, 09:35 PM

DrAtomic, I don't think that's true. If you know a way to do it, I'd be pleased to hear about it. Sending an email to add@getpocket.com adds a hyperlink to your Pocket library, and if the HTML in that link can be rendered by Pocket, Pocket will display it. But I'm unaware of any way to email a Word document to a Kobo (something very easy to do on a Kindle).

Trying to send a Word document to Pocket via email results in this error message autoreponder from Pocket:

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Greetings from Pocket!

It looks like there was a problem with the email you just sent.

The message did not contain a valid URL. Make sure you send us a proper link (like http://google.com) so we are able to send it to your account.

For more information about how to save via email, click here: http://getpocket.com/email

If you think there is a problem, please let us know at http://help.getpocket.com/

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Here's the full scoop on what you can and cannot add to Pocket via email: http://help.getpocket.com/customer/p...rticles/482759

01-19-2014, 09:35 PM	#5
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 738 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	DrAtomic, I don't think that's true. If you know a way to do it, I'd be pleased to hear about it. Sending an email to add@getpocket.com adds a hyperlink to your Pocket library, and if the HTML in that link can be rendered by Pocket, Pocket will display it. But I'm unaware of any way to email a Word document to a Kobo (something very easy to do on a Kindle). Trying to send a Word document to Pocket via email results in this error message autoreponder from Pocket: ============= Greetings from Pocket! It looks like there was a problem with the email you just sent. The message did not contain a valid URL. Make sure you send us a proper link (like http://google.com) so we are able to send it to your account. For more information about how to save via email, click here: http://getpocket.com/email If you think there is a problem, please let us know at http://help.getpocket.com/ ============= Here's the full scoop on what you can and cannot add to Pocket via email: http://help.getpocket.com/customer/p...rticles/482759 Last edited by RobertJSawyer; 01-19-2014 at 09:38 PM.