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Instapaper2Kobo

Some scripts found and thrown together to easily download a working instapaper epub with the kobo browser. The scripts were edited and Dropbox and a bookmark trick were added to be able to load the epub without using a cable.

The problem

I want to read Instapaper articles with as few steps as possible on my Kobo Touch. For now there are two options to my knowledge:

  1. Use Calibre to automatically download your Instapaper feed. (Easy process, but you need to use a cable connection)
  2. Use this (no cable, but with an extra step required)

(Hopefully the folks at Kobo solve this with their sync application making this 'hack' obsolete)

The idea

  1. Have a shell script to download the Instapaper epub.
  2. Save it to Dropbox Public folder
  3. Make a bookmark in the Kobo browser to that public Dropbox file

In order to get a new epub you have to:

  1. Run the shell script on your computer
  2. Load the bookmark on your Kobo

Setting up a cron job may cut the first step if you wish.

prerequisites

  • bash
  • perl
  • dropbox

Installing the script

  • clone from github

  • create file ~/.instapaper2koborc with contents:

      INSTAPAPER_USERNAME=".@."
      INSTAPAPER_PASSWORD="..."
      DROPBOX_PATH="/absolute/path"
    
  • install some cpan modules:

    • run sudo cpan (you may have to configure cpan then (just press yes))
    • run install Mozilla::CA
  • you may want to alias the script in your .bashrc or .zshrc or maybe even alter your $PATH to be able to call instapaper2kobo directly

Installing the custom bookmark

  • After you have run the script for the first time go to dropbox and copy the link to the created file at Dropbox/Public/instapaper.epub
  • Make a bookmark in the kobo browser (whatever)
  • Connect the kobo to your computer
  • Edit the bookmark in your favorite editor at /kobo-path/.kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf (escape it like the saved bookmark)

You can now download the instapaper ebook by only opening the browser and clicking the bookmark.

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