When you attach Kindle to the computer using a USB cable, your Kindle will be a USB storage device. As long as LastingPaper found there is a Kindle as a USB storage device attached to the computer, It could copy eBooks to your Kindle and could read highlight logs from the Kindle.
LastingPaper is design to be a "helper" for Amazon E-Ink Kindle.
As a longtime E-Ink Kindle user, I wish there would be a software existed ,but there isn't, so I create LastingPaper.
But I think the webpage to Ebook local convertor and eBook management features could help other e-reader user to a certain extent.
When you have generated a eBook using LastingPaper, you can right click the virtual cover, there will be a "Open eBook storage folder" menu item. Clicking it, you will find a standard ePub Ebook file there.
@egypturnash Yes, the better sentence should be “Some webpages deserve to be permanently kept in eBook format”. I chose the word "lasting" just for responding to the App's name.
I'm not a native English speaker. I'm learning English by reading books and webpages. Learning English is one of my motivations for developing LastingPaper.
Yes, It only works with E-Ink Kindle, I recommend you to try an E-Ink device, it will give you more immersive reading experience.
@iudqnolq Yes! The UI of LastingPaper is built on ElectronJS. I'm used to be a long-time desktop Linux user too. I would like to release it on the Linux platform. But at current, the highest priority of LastingPaper developing is fixing feedback problems submit by early-stage users. After there no more obvious problem and un-implementation future existed, I will spend time to release a Linux version. I will inform it to you at that time, Thanks for your attention!
A few problems (padding of those virtual book cover) I have already tried to fix before posting the "SHOW HN" thread. But you have given me a lot of other clue to improve.
Yes, I'm using material design, but at a superficial level, after the initial releasing, I will spend more time at better use the design tool. (eg: lever up color).
The "storage" button is just an entrance of popping up menus. I will change it in the next release version.
Your modest but inspiriting language gives me lots of engergies. Thanks again.