Reading saved articles on Kobo and mobile with wallabag.it
One of the great things about wallabag is that it does not force you to read an article on the device where you saved it.
You can save an article from your computer during the day, then read it later on your phone, tablet, or e-reader.
Reading a long article in a browser tab is not the same thing as reading it quietly on the train on a screen designed for reading.
Start with the browser
When I ask wallabag users about their habits, they often follow the same process: everything starts in the browser.
They find an article, save it, then carry on with what they were doing.
The browser extension makes this step very quick.
Continue on mobile
The mobile apps are useful for the opposite moment: when you finally have time to read.
With offline reading, your articles remain available even when the network is weak. That makes wallabag.it useful on the train, in a waiting room, on a plane, or anywhere you do not want to depend on a good connection.
Read on Kobo
E-reader screen technology is one of the best options for long reading sessions.
Thanks to the wallabag community, you can send your saved articles to a Kobo. It is much better suited to long reading sessions than a smartphone or tablet screen, which is brighter and therefore more tiring.
There is a great user story from Jan Ouwens, a former Pocket user, who explains how he reads blogs on his Kobo e-reader via wallabag.
Your reading list should follow you everywhere!
The point of a read-it-later service is not only to save links.
It is to make reading possible in the right context: on the device you have, at the moment you have time, without losing the article, and without depending on the original website still being available.
If you want to make up your own mind, feel free to try wallabag.it for 14 days. It is free.
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