Lois & Clark Forums Forums General Discussion Technical Help and How To's Crazy idea for Kindle integration

Hi!

I do realize that it's probably just a fantasy, but...what if the forums sent new stories automatically to your Kindle?

Unless I'm mistaken, you can sign up using a kindle-username@free.kindle.com and it will only transfer when you're connected via wifi and thus there is no charge. (there's also the whispernet version, which costs money)

Anyhow, all the forum would have to do is pack up the html-formatted story-post into a mobi-file and e-mail it to all users registered with their kindle addresses. Would of course require highlighting new story posts (which we already do) and a number of other updates to the forum software. But it would be a coooool feature. No idea if there's similar tricks available for Nook etc.

No, I don't have a Kindle, yet. Still using my mobile phone for reading but the new Paperwhite seems to be quite niiiiiice.

Michael

Edit: Of course, there's also the option of using an html-grabber from outside the forum... Hmm... /makes *very* careful note for new pet project/

Intersting concept. I don't know if I'd want everything automatically downloaded to my Nook, though. While I love it , I still prefer to read the part postings on my desktop computer (due to the larger screen). I might be in the minority though.

If there was a way to click a box on a story (a TOC?) so that you could get notified via e-mail that a new part had posted (just like writers can get notified when a new FDK response has come in), I'd be all for that. Of course, I'm one of those crazy kids that consantly checking and reading the boards for new stuff, so this idea would almost be pointless for someone like me.

I've been thinking about that box, too. Unfortunately, as the board software isn't designed as a Fanfic board... It could be added from the outside, though.

Michael