InkskyThe best part of my morning is picking up my Kindle and finding the day’s articles already waiting. No phone notifications. No algorithmic feed. Just a curated digest of blogs and news sites, delivered to my e-reader like a newspaper. Here are three ways to set this up, from easiest to most powerful.
Method 1: KindleEar (free, no tech skills needed)
KindleEar is a self-hosted app that converts RSS feeds into Kindle-friendly periodicals and emails them to your device. It takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Pros: Complete control. Custom CSS for formatting. Can combine 20+ feeds into one “magazine.” Supports images.
Cons: Requires a computer that stays on (or a cheap VPS). Setup involves Docker.
If you have a home server or Raspberry Pi, this is the best option. If not, use Method 2.
Method 2: Calibre’s built-in news download (easiest)
Calibre has a hidden gem: Fetch News. It can pull articles from thousands of built-in news sources and deliver them to your Kindle.
- Open Calibre → click the Fetch News button
- Browse or search for sources (The Guardian, Ars Technica, Wired, etc.)
- Check the boxes for the feeds you want
- Click Download Now (or schedule for daily)
For scheduling: Click the dropdown arrow next to Fetch News → Schedule news download. Set it to run daily at 6 AM. Calibre must be running for the schedule to work.
The output is a single MOBI file with a table of contents. Send it to your Kindle via email or USB. Each article is a chapter, and the TOC lets you skip between articles like chapters in a book.
Custom RSS feeds not in Calibre’s database: Create a “recipe” — a simple Python file that tells Calibre how to parse a specific website’s RSS feed. It sounds intimidating, but the documentation at calibre-ebook.com has copy-paste templates.
Method 3: Push to Kindle browser extension (lightweight)
For people who only want a couple of specific feeds: install the Push to Kindle browser extension. It won’t auto-send — you click a button to send the current page. But for low-volume reading (2-3 articles a day), the friction is minimal.
My personal setup
I use KindleEar running on a $5/month VPS. It pulls 8 feeds every morning at 6 AM — a mix of tech news, long-form essays, and industry blogs. By the time I make coffee, my Kindle has a fresh edition waiting.
The key insight: e-reader RSS isn’t about breaking news. It’s about saving the long-form articles you’d otherwise read on your phone. Those 3,000-word pieces you bookmark and never open? Put them on your Kindle. You’ll actually read them.