Read Email Later!
Pocket has shutted down
On May 22, 2025, Mozilla announced that Pocket would be discontinued. As a result, the "Read Email Later" service has stopped working on October 8, 2025. All active subscriptions are automatically cancelled.
In the meantime, I’m actively exploring alternatives to keep bringing email newsletters to your Kobo eReader. On July 21, 2025, Rakuten Kobo announced plans to integrate Instapaper. While Instapaper does support adding content by email, that content isn’t yet synced to Kobo.
To help guide the next step, I’m running a short two-question survey to see whether there’s enough demand to switch from Pocket to Instapaper.
Many of you have already reached out about this change — thank you. I read every message, even if I can’t reply to each one individually. Your support and understanding mean a lot.
All the best,
Frank
Read Email Later is a service that lets you read your e-mail newsletters on Instapaper and your Kobo e-reader. It is created by Frank van Rest to let him read the great (and quite long) e-mails by Stratechery on his Kobo e-reader.
When you connect your Instapaper account to Read Email Later we will provide you with a special e-mail address. The content of all e-mails that are sent to this address will be added to your Instapaper reading list. That's it!
Subscription with Free Trial
To pay for servers and my time for maintenance and support, I ask for a
small subscription fee of € 2 per month or
€ 10 per year (ex. VAT). I don't like advertising and I
don't want your data. These subscriptions are 
and
I don't store any personal information myself. You can start
a free trial of 30 days and will receive an e-mail to
reconsider before the paid subscription will start.
Step 1 - connect Instapaper account
Step 2 - Start your free trial
Step 3 - Get your special e-mail address
Frequently asked questions
How does this service work?
When you send an e-mail to your special e-mail address, we extract the HTML content of the e-mail and add it directly to your Instapaper reading list as a private article. We also keep an encrypted backup in cloud storage.
How can I read these e-mails on my Kobo e-reader?
See Use the Instapaper App with your Kobo e-reader.
How can I auto-forward my newsletters to Read Email Later?
Most mail providers offer an option to set this up. See instructions for Gmail and Outlook.
Does Read Email Later support Instapaper tags?
Tag support via email address modifiers is being worked on. In the meantime, all articles land in your main Instapaper reading list.
Any other tricks?
By default, the title of the article in Instapaper will be of the format "Sender: Subject". Sometimes the sender is not relevant (for example when you manually forward an email). In that case, you can use +nosender in front of @reademaillater.com in your special e-mail address. The title of the Instapaper article will then be just the subject of the email. For example abcdefghijklmno+nosender@reademaillater.com.
How can I manage my Read Email Later subscription?
If you have an active subscription, you can connect with Instapaper above to see your special e-mail address and to visit the Customer Portal to manage your payment method and subscription.
Does Read Email Later also work with e-mail newsletters like ...?
We support all kinds of newsletters. Free e-mail newsletters like Benedict Evans Newsletter, theSkimm, or Morning Brew, and paid-for e-mail newsletters like Stratechery, The Dispatch, or Letters from an American.
What e-mail newsletter services do you support?
We support all newsletter services. All of them. So it does not matter whether the newsletter is sent using SubStack, Revue, Patreon, or another service. It always works.
What about the climate?
Good question. Read Email Later will contribute 1% of your purchase to remove CO₂ from the
atmosphere. It is
not a lot, but it is a start. Learn more.
Who made those nice icons?
Icons made by Smashicons from www.flaticon.com.
I have another question. How can I contact you?
Please send your feedback to reademaillater@frisb.nl.
This service is made with ❤️ in Eemnes, The Netherlands.