Send web articles to Kindle without losing author's name

seantmitch · 12-05-2018, 02:50 PM

Hi, I frequently use the "Push to Kindle" Chrome plugin and Android app to send articles from the internet to my kindle (2nd gen Oasis). I'm not talking about PDFs, just webpages with text. Unfortunately, although the article text comes through great, the author's name never does. And I frequently want to know who the authors are when I turn to reading the articles on my Kindle. Does anyone know of tools (for Chrome and Android) that will send articles to the Kindle, while retaining author names? Thanks!

hius07 · 12-05-2018, 03:12 PM

The Chrome plugin is the best tool to send web pages to a Kindle.
It allows editing of the article title and author manually.

HarryT · 12-05-2018, 03:15 PM

You’d need to somehow get the author’s name in there as metadata. The only thing that occurs to me (and it wouldn’t work on Android) would be to use a tool like Calibre to convert the web page to mobi format, edit the metadata appropriately, and then send that to the Kindle.

seantmitch · 12-05-2018, 03:57 PM

Thanks, all! hius07's reply pointed out to me that you can modify the metadata when using push to Kindle in Chrome. So I guess I'll do that and try not to send articles from my Android (unless anyone has a suggestion about Android). Thanks again to both of you.

hius07 · 12-05-2018, 10:32 PM

On Android I use Yandex Browser which supports all native Chrome plugins.

Vabrain · 12-06-2018, 02:47 AM

Hi,

You may want to try EpubPress (https://epub.press/).

I use this heavily to send web articles to my Kindle Paperwhite 2015.

Try it and let me know if it fits your workflow.

seantmitch · 12-07-2018, 01:45 PM

Thanks, Vabrain. Nice tool. It's not quite what I want, since I'm interested in only sending specific tabs to my Kindle. But the solution of changing the metadata with Push to Kindle on Chrome seems to be a decent workaround.

jaguarpaw · 12-07-2018, 02:40 PM

Hi Guys, I am a new member on this forum.

I also prefer to store web articles on Kindle and it has really helped me to make a repository of relevant information on my Kindle. It has really helped me in preparing for job interviews because reading on Kindle is really much more comfortable than reading on mobile or pc.

I have also written an android app that searches the web pages on a particular topic and downloads them in bulk.
I have also written websites specific algorithms to removeclutter from web page so that you get a clean web page with only relevant content.

I have also added functionality to merge web pages and extracting all images from the web page in a single click.

Can you guys suggest some more features to add to make this app a popular product?

Vabrain · 12-10-2018, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seantmitch

Thanks, Vabrain. Nice tool. It's not quite what I want, since I'm interested in only sending specific tabs to my Kindle. But the solution of changing the metadata with Push to Kindle on Chrome seems to be a decent workaround.

You're right, looking back at your first post. I'm glad you found a workaround that works for you.

If you wanted to send specific tabs, you could just open a new window of your browser and move the specific tabs there. Invoke the extension on that window and it'll only send those specific tabs.

Quoth · 12-10-2018, 02:37 PM

I copy & paste web pages into my WP
or I save the Webpage.
Then make eBooks with Calibre.
I then have total control.

jaguarpaw · 12-19-2018, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seantmitch

Hi, I frequently use the "Push to Kindle" Chrome plugin and Android app to send articles from the internet to my kindle (2nd gen Oasis). I'm not talking about PDFs, just webpages with text. Unfortunately, although the article text comes through great, the author's name never does. And I frequently want to know who the authors are when I turn to reading the articles on my Kindle. Does anyone know of tools (for Chrome and Android) that will send articles to the Kindle, while retaining author names? Thanks!

Are you able to see the web pages with images on kindle or images are stripped?

12-05-2018, 02:50 PM	#1
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Send web articles to Kindle without losing author's name Hi, I frequently use the "Push to Kindle" Chrome plugin and Android app to send articles from the internet to my kindle (2nd gen Oasis). I'm not talking about PDFs, just webpages with text. Unfortunately, although the article text comes through great, the author's name never does. And I frequently want to know who the authors are when I turn to reading the articles on my Kindle. Does anyone know of tools (for Chrome and Android) that will send articles to the Kindle, while retaining author names? Thanks!

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12-05-2018, 03:12 PM	#2
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,058 Karma: 3581267 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle PW2, PW3, PW4, Voyage	The Chrome plugin is the best tool to send web pages to a Kindle. It allows editing of the article title and author manually.

12-05-2018, 03:15 PM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You’d need to somehow get the author’s name in there as metadata. The only thing that occurs to me (and it wouldn’t work on Android) would be to use a tool like Calibre to convert the web page to mobi format, edit the metadata appropriately, and then send that to the Kindle.

12-05-2018, 03:57 PM	#4
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Thanks, all! hius07's reply pointed out to me that you can modify the metadata when using push to Kindle in Chrome. So I guess I'll do that and try not to send articles from my Android (unless anyone has a suggestion about Android). Thanks again to both of you.

12-05-2018, 10:32 PM	#5
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,058 Karma: 3581267 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle PW2, PW3, PW4, Voyage	On Android I use Yandex Browser which supports all native Chrome plugins.

12-06-2018, 02:47 AM	#6
Vabrain Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 6258 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2015	Hi, You may want to try EpubPress (https://epub.press/). I use this heavily to send web articles to my Kindle Paperwhite 2015. Try it and let me know if it fits your workflow.

12-07-2018, 01:45 PM	#7
seantmitch Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Thanks, Vabrain. Nice tool. It's not quite what I want, since I'm interested in only sending specific tabs to my Kindle. But the solution of changing the metadata with Push to Kindle on Chrome seems to be a decent workaround.

12-07-2018, 02:40 PM	#8
jaguarpaw Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: kindle 6	Hi Guys, I am a new member on this forum. I also prefer to store web articles on Kindle and it has really helped me to make a repository of relevant information on my Kindle. It has really helped me in preparing for job interviews because reading on Kindle is really much more comfortable than reading on mobile or pc. I have also written an android app that searches the web pages on a particular topic and downloads them in bulk. I have also written websites specific algorithms to removeclutter from web page so that you get a clean web page with only relevant content. I have also added functionality to merge web pages and extracting all images from the web page in a single click. Can you guys suggest some more features to add to make this app a popular product?

12-10-2018, 02:37 PM	#10
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,145 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	I copy & paste web pages into my WP or I save the Webpage. Then make eBooks with Calibre. I then have total control.

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