RSStoKindle

A simple way to convert RSS feeds into pdfs and use the kindle email address to forward them to your kindle.

Requirments

• Python 3.7+
• Kindle
• A list of rss feeds

Prerequisits

You need to first white list the email address you kindle will receive from. This can be done my accessing your amazon settings. Head to *YourAcount -> Content and Devices -> Preferences -> Personal Document Settings

Configuration

Edit the config.ini file to include your:

• kindle email address
• Email address you will be sending from
• Email password
• STMP server
• Feed list

Creating a cron job

To create a daily cron job to send your feeds to your kindle run the following command:

crontab -e

Then add the following line to the end of the file:

6 0 * * * python3 /path/to/RSStoKindle/kindle.py

This will run the script every day at 6AM (change according to your preferences).

ToDo

• Add support for multiple kindle email addresses
• Fix issue with some feeds containing non-utf8 characters no compiling correctly
• add image compression