[HN Gopher] Read Hacker News on Kindle (2022)
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       Read Hacker News on Kindle (2022)
        
       Author : Timothee
       Score  : 50 points
       Date   : 2024-07-07 00:01 UTC (2 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (ktool.io)
 (TXT) w3m dump (ktool.io)
        
       | Timothee wrote:
       | Previous announcement and discussion:
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32637996
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       | Thought I'd share again since I needed it, found it and thought
       | it was a perfectly simple and efficient tool. I liked that I
       | could download the ePub directly instead of figuring out how to
       | allow KTool to send files to my Kindle when I could do it easily
       | myself.
        
       | auraham wrote:
       | That's a really nice project. I used it a few minutes ago and the
       | resulting file is great. I like how top-level comments are
       | sections. Also, you can highlight text and write notes.
        
       | carlosjobim wrote:
       | In 2023 they upgraded the Kindle system so that the web browser
       | is actually usable now. So you can browse Hacker News and many
       | other sites directly, n WiFi. Even on my ancient Kindle it works.
        
       | sabrina_ramonov wrote:
       | alternative: get an Amazon Scribe, surf the web
        
         | aliasxneo wrote:
         | This is currently at the top of my list of next purchases. Out
         | of curiosity, has your experience using it this way been good?
         | Also curious if you've tried using Oreilly's web platform on it
         | for consuming technical material.
        
           | TechDebtDevin wrote:
           | So many better e readers at that price point that also
           | function as actual phones or tablets and run Android.
        
             | aliasxneo wrote:
             | Sure, it's no longer a super niche field. I don't really
             | want a smart e-ink tablet, though. Just something to read
             | technical books and occasionally browse the web (for the
             | same content, basically).
        
           | presbyterian wrote:
           | If it's for reading only, it's fine, but if you plan on doing
           | a lot of writing and markup, skip it. The handwriting
           | features are very limited, and you can't write on the actual
           | pages or write margin notes at all, you can only write on
           | virtual post-it notes that are kept separate from the book.
        
         | fbrchps wrote:
         | As a Scribe owner, let me say that using the web on there is
         | far from pleasant. Yes it has the most RAM of a Kindle ever,
         | but 1GB is not much unfortunately.
         | 
         | Also the biggest bottleneck is honestly the web browser itself.
         | It _technically_ works, but it's super stripped down and JS-
         | heavy sites especially struggle.
        
         | relyks wrote:
         | Do other Kindles allow web browsing?
        
           | wkat4242 wrote:
           | Yes every kindle since the very first one had an
           | "experimental" web browser in various stages of usability.
           | All currently supported kindles have a web browser that is
           | fairly usable though very slow.
        
           | RattlesnakeJake wrote:
           | They have for years, but the browser was historically very
           | stripped down and didn't get get certificate or SSL/TLS
           | algorithm updates, leaving parts of the web inaccessible as
           | time went on. I only ever use it to hit Project Gutenberg for
           | public-domain ebooks (though their redesign a few years ago
           | made that a lot harder)
        
       | slagfart wrote:
       | The Google Play app seems to be missing from the store? I get
       | 'app not found'. I'm in Croatia if that makes a difference
        
       | jcul wrote:
       | KOReader has a RSS downloaded plugin, that could also be used to
       | read hacker news.
        
       | eleveriven wrote:
       | > the most interesting content is in the comment section It is,
       | indeed!
        
       | wkat4242 wrote:
       | This looks amazing. However sending each discussion to myself as
       | an email or having to download it as an epub is really really
       | tedious.
       | 
       | It would be so much more seamless as an app. I'm surprised Amazon
       | never opened up an app ecosystem on the kindle.
        
         | CameronBanga wrote:
         | KTool has the ability to do Daily/Weekly collections FYI, so
         | could add a group that way if you sign up for full tool!
        
       | mathfailure wrote:
       | I keep seeing HN clients again and again to the point that... its
       | tiresome. Why do you think there's a need to create a client for
       | a website?
       | 
       | > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40568585
        
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