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Hi Daniel First, I love what you've done here, and why - congratulations on making it this far! A few suggestions: 1) An independent web route is important,

by mft_ 4y ago

Hi Daniel First, I love what you've done here, and why - congratulations on making it this far! A few suggestions: 1) An independent web route is important, but you could lower the friction even further with browser plugins. Like you, for general articles I use push-to-kindle[0] which only needs two clicks - no copy/paste, etc. 2) Have you also thought about including a copy of the original article - so that in a single download, there's the article followed by the HN discussion, all accessible from the document's index? 3) I could see this developing further as a productivity tool via subscription - maybe I set up an account with you and then receive a digest of the day's top-10 (or 20, whatever) articles and discussions. Or a weekly digest? Might be a powerful way to divert people away from the regular distraction of HN, but still allow consumption. Good luck :) [0] https://www.fivefilters.org/push-to-kindle/ https://www.fivefilters.org/push-to-kindle/

longnguyen 4y ago
Thanks for your valuable feedback. 1. I've actually developed that[0]. Using the browser extension is even more powerful as it could send content behind paywalls to Kindle — something not possible for the web UI. The reason I didn't mention it is it requires an account, probably not a good thing for a Show HN. 2. Yes. I'm not sure if that's a useful feature, but personally, I don't like it. I want the original article to be a separate ebook so highlights & notes go into the correct entry. But that's an interesting feature for sure. Probably will make it a user preference. 3. Yes! That's 100% on my road map. And not just for HN. I got beta support for newsletters now but it doesn't work with a digest-type newsletter. Thank you again! [0]: https://ktool.io/install https://ktool.io/install
- mft_ 4y ago
  > 1. I've actually developed that[0]. Using the browser extension is even more powerful as it could send content behind paywalls to Kindle — something not possible for the web UI. Ah, I see it now when I load your full site, rather than the HN-specific page. Great to know!
- heap_perms 4y ago
  I would definitely be interested in receiving the day's top-10 (or 20, whatever) articles and discussions.

by mft_ 4y ago

longnguyen 4y ago

Thanks for your valuable feedback. 1. I've actually developed that[0]. Using the browser extension is even more powerful as it could send content behind paywalls to Kindle — something not possible for the web UI. The reason I didn't mention it is it requires an account, probably not a good thing for a Show HN. 2. Yes. I'm not sure if that's a useful feature, but personally, I don't like it. I want the original article to be a separate ebook so highlights & notes go into the correct entry. But that's an interesting feature for sure. Probably will make it a user preference. 3. Yes! That's 100% on my road map. And not just for HN. I got beta support for newsletters now but it doesn't work with a digest-type newsletter. Thank you again! [0]: https://ktool.io/install https://ktool.io/install

mft_ 4y ago
> 1. I've actually developed that[0]. Using the browser extension is even more powerful as it could send content behind paywalls to Kindle — something not possible for the web UI. Ah, I see it now when I load your full site, rather than the HN-specific page. Great to know!
heap_perms 4y ago
I would definitely be interested in receiving the day's top-10 (or 20, whatever) articles and discussions.