How q2kindle works
Everything you need to know about sending articles to your Kindle.
Getting Started
q2kindle turns web articles into a formatted ebook and delivers it straight to your Kindle. Here's how it works:
Save articles. Paste a URL into your dashboard or use the Chrome extension to save the page you're reading. q2kindle extracts the article content, title, author, and read time automatically.
Queue them up. Your articles sit in a queue until you're ready. Add as many as you like — they'll all be bundled into a single ebook.
Send to Kindle. Hit send (or set up automatic delivery) and q2kindle creates an EPUB with a cover page, table of contents, and all your articles — then emails it to your Kindle. It shows up in your library like any other book.
Setting Up Your Kindle
Two things need to happen before articles can reach your Kindle:
Find your Kindle email address. Go to Amazon → Manage Your Content and Devices → Preferences. Scroll down to “Personal Document Settings” and find your Send-to-Kindle email (it looks like something@kindle.com). Enter this in your q2kindle settings.
Approve the sender. On the same Amazon page, find the “Approved Personal Document E-mail List” section and add kindle@q2kindle.com. This tells Amazon it's safe to deliver emails from q2kindle to your device.
Send a test email. Go to your settings page and click the test button. If everything is set up correctly, a small test ebook will appear on your Kindle within a few minutes.
Adding Articles
From the dashboard
Paste any article URL into the input field on your dashboard and hit Add. q2kindle will fetch the page, extract the readable content, and add it to your queue. You'll see the title, author, and estimated read time appear on the card.
From the Chrome extension
The Chrome extension lets you save the page you're currently reading straight to your queue. It captures the page as you see it, which means it works even for articles behind paywalls.
When extraction fails
Some websites block automated content extraction. When this happens, the article stays in your queue with a warning badge. It won't be included when you send to Kindle, but you can still see the original URL and try again later. The Chrome extension can often capture content that URL extraction can't.
Sending to Kindle
When you click “Send to Kindle,” q2kindle bundles all your queued articles into a single EPUB ebook. Each article becomes a chapter with its own entry in the table of contents. The ebook gets a branded cover page showing the date, issue number, article count, and total read time.
The EPUB is emailed to your Kindle address and typically appears in your library within a few minutes. On success, your queue is cleared and the send is logged in your history.
If any articles in your queue had failed extraction, they're silently skipped — you'll see a note telling you how many were skipped.
Automatic Delivery
Instead of sending manually, you can schedule automatic delivery from your settings. Pick which days of the week you want delivery (any combination of Monday through Sunday), choose an hour, and set your timezone.
You can also set a minimum article count. If your queue has fewer articles than the minimum when the scheduled time comes, the send is skipped and your articles stay in the queue for next time.
Scheduled sends count toward your daily send limit, just like manual sends.
EPUB Formatting
Every ebook q2kindle creates includes a cover page, a table of contents, and individually formatted article chapters. The cover shows a volume and issue number to help you track your reading over time — the volume is the year (Volume 1 = 2026, Volume 2 = 2027, and so on), and the issue increments with each send. So if you've sent 12 ebooks this year, your next one will be Volume 1, Issue 13.
You can customize what's included in your settings:
- Include images — on by default. Turn off for faster downloads and smaller file sizes.
- Show author — displays the article author at the top of each chapter.
- Show read time — estimated reading time (calculated at 238 words per minute).
- Show published date — the original publication date, if available.
Chrome Extension
The q2kindle Chrome extension is an easy way to save articles you're viewing on the web directly to your queue.
- Click the extension icon on any article page, then hit save
- Uses the same account as the web app — sign in once with your email
- Captures the full page HTML, so it works behind paywalls and login walls
- Saved articles appear in your dashboard queue immediately
Limits & Quotas
q2kindle is free to use. To keep the service running smoothly, there are a few daily limits:
- Each “send” bundles all your queued articles into one email — so 10 sends can deliver hundreds of articles.
- Limits reset at midnight in your configured timezone.
- Text-only EPUBs are well under the size limit. If you're hitting it, try disabling images in your EPUB settings.
- You can see your current usage on the settings page.
Troubleshooting
Articles aren't arriving on my Kindle
The most common cause is a missing approved sender. Make sure you've added kindle@q2kindle.com to your Amazon approved senders list. Also double-check that your Kindle email address is spelled correctly in settings. Try sending a test email to verify the full pipeline.
An article failed to extract
Some websites actively block automated content extraction. The article will stay in your queue with a warning badge but won't be included when you send to Kindle. Try using the Chrome extension instead — it captures the page as you see it, which often works when URL extraction can't.
I've hit the daily send limit
The limit resets at midnight in your timezone. To make the most of each send, queue up more articles before sending — each send bundles everything in your queue into one ebook, so you rarely need more than one or two sends per day.
The ebook looks different from the article preview
The article preview on q2kindle is an approximation. Your Kindle applies its own fonts, margins, and formatting. The content will be the same, but the visual presentation depends on your device settings.
Roadmap
Here's what we've built, what we're working on, and what we're considering.