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read later and print
SHOW HN2020
204points
118comments
#271of 3,028 in 2020
Top 9%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 18 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 9 for, 12 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Idea appeals to people who want to read saved articles on paper.
From 3 comments
I love this idea. I always stash articles into Pocket, Evernote and by the time I get around to them it feels more like a chore to get around reading them in order... I feel like…
albertshin on HNI would love to pay money for this. It is exactly the case that there's lots of long-form online content I want to read, and would love to read on paper. I imagine copyright is a…
jpochtar on HNYes I really want this, can you take my pocket list and push into into burb/lulu or similar? I will pay for this
tombot on HN
Print formatting looks nice.
From 2 comments
Great idea; I'll add it to my "read later" folder. Joking aside, this does sound like something I'd actually use and the formatting on the resulting document is very pretty. And…
mdbauman on HNI watched the video demo and I like the idea that I might easily get a PDF with nicer formatting than the default print styles. I would use that sometimes. However, I question…
biztos on HN
Objections
Copyright concerns about printing and selling others' content.
From 2 comments
Not to say that I don't think this is cool, but it seems impossible. How are you going to deal with the copyright issues of commercially printing work by arbitrary authors? (Not…
wool_gather on HNI watched the video demo and I like the idea that I might easily get a PDF with nicer formatting than the default print styles. I would use that sometimes. However, I question…
biztos on HN
Pocket and e-readers already solve reading later.
From 2 comments
I bring this up occasionally: If you use Pocket (built into Firefox and low-friction plugin for other browsers incl mobile) the Kobo e-reader is awesome. You can import Pocket…
interestica on HNAlso check: https://waldenpond.press/ Similar goal.
pabloarteel on HN
Consent popup and privacy policy handling is poor.
From 1 comment
> “By navigating this website, you agree to our privacy policy” Where is the consent button? And what in the actual ef? What should one do if they click before your pop-up…
johnnujler on HN
Demo is slow and pricing page missing.
From 2 comments
I watched the video demo and I like the idea that I might easily get a PDF with nicer formatting than the default print styles. I would use that sometimes. However, I question…
biztos on HNThe lack of a "Pricing" link on the homepage put me off from exploring further. Please at least add a link and a page for it even if it's free for now with the terms and…
AnonC on HN
Requests
Integrate with Pocket and other read-later services.
From 2 comments
Neat idea. Any way to batch import sources from pocket or apple’s read later in safari or similar sources?
graeme on HNYes I really want this, can you take my pocket list and push into into burb/lulu or similar? I will pay for this
tombot on HN
Support PDF, EPUB and e-reader export.
From 2 comments
I'd be keen for a service that made a nice pdf for reading on an e-reader, but a physical book just feels wasteful. Exploring a pocket to pdf to kindle pipeline is on my todolist…
psandersen on HNThat's effectively what ReMarkable is trying to achieve with its Read-On-Remarkable[1] extension to send web content to your e-reader. Now their reading software is currently…
sammorrowdrums on HN
Auto-tagging and sorting articles by topic.
From 1 comment
I love this idea. I always stash articles into Pocket, Evernote and by the time I get around to them it feels more like a chore to get around reading them in order... I feel like…
albertshin on HN
Questions
How will copyright be handled for printed books?
From 2 comments
Not to say that I don't think this is cool, but it seems impossible. How are you going to deal with the copyright issues of commercially printing work by arbitrary authors? (Not…
wool_gather on HNI would love to pay money for this. It is exactly the case that there's lots of long-form online content I want to read, and would love to read on paper. I imagine copyright is a…
jpochtar on HN
Will it work without the browser extension?
From 1 comment
Your service looks really neat! Is there a way I can use it without the extension? For example, can I paste a url into the website? I use Safari as my primary browser and am not…
Willamin on HN
Alternatives named
Pocket with Kobo e-reader
From 1 comment
I bring this up occasionally: If you use Pocket (built into Firefox and low-friction plugin for other browsers incl mobile) the Kobo e-reader is awesome. You can import Pocket…
interestica on HN
reMarkable Read-On-Remarkable
From 1 comment
That's effectively what ReMarkable is trying to achieve with its Read-On-Remarkable[1] extension to send web content to your e-reader. Now their reading software is currently…
sammorrowdrums on HN
Walden Pond Press
From 1 comment
Also check: https://waldenpond.press/ Similar goal.
pabloarteel on HN
Pulp
From 1 comment
Hi, I made something very similar a few months back https://getpulp.io I'm no longer working on it (the service is shut down), and have since transitioned to a new project, but I…
Outofthebot on HN
Simple Print by Five Filters
From 1 comment
This looks really great! Will be keeping an eye on it. I work on something somewhat similar at https://pdf.fivefilters.org/simple-print/ - just focused on single articles though.
k1m on HN