Friday 21 April 2017

Is it possible to convert Pocket articles into epub format?



If you are an avid reader then, there are many read it later apps such as Pocket, Instapaper, Evernote or Readability those may be well known to you. Basically, these apps are for the bookworms who want to read a lot about different niche viz. Technology, Fashion, Politics, Science, Lifestyle etc.

People save many blogs in Pocket App which they find interesting to read later. After some time, Pocket is piled up with so many articles and it becomes really difficult to find the desired article out of that heap. Now tagging feature of Pocket is quite time taking. I don’t think you will waste your precious time in tagging all those articles.

Also reading for hours on a backlit screen causes eyestrain and headache, so better to switch to eye-friendly e-ink screen. Reading on Kindle e-reader is very cosy for the eyes but converting Pocket articles into epub is not so easy.



Although there are several ways of epub conversion, let’s have a look  at them: -

1.       Use Calibre: - One way to convert to epub is to download Calibre and add pocket in custom news section. Put the login credentials and click on “Fetch News” button.
Now it will start fetching all your pocket articles and after a long time it will generate an eBook of all your pocket articles. But this process takes much time and also the possibility of synchronizing is not 100%.

2.       Save as PDF: - Another way of epub conversion is to firstly convert your pocket article into PDF and then convert PDF to epub. This method doesn’t guarantee the proper conversion of articles in desired format and is also a time consuming process.

3.       Use IFTTT: - This method works well but declared as the most complex way to convert pocket articles to epub. You have to make some IFTTT rules and Gmail filter.

First of all, tag an article you want to read with a particular tag in your main pocket account and it will trigger IFTTT to send its details to your email and then forward the article to your secondary Google Gmail account. This will result into labelling your article with the name you have specified in the beginning.


4.       Employ epub conversion service: - This is the best way to get your pocket articles converted into epub. Search for the best epubconversion service provider, check out the price. After complete enquiry send pocket credentials to the epub conversion company. It will convert your pocket articles into desired epub format as you wish. Focus on your reading, don’t waste your valuable time in conversion process. It’s so simple and easy.