How to Read Substack on Kindle
DropKind sends any content to your Kindle — articles, PDFs, documents, web pages — but treats Substack as a first-class citizen. Share links that other tools choke on? Handled automatically. Paywalled posts you're subscribed to? Captured from your browser. One click from Chrome, a tap from Safari, or a forward in Telegram. The article arrives on your Kindle clean — no subscribe banners, no Substack UI, just the writing.
Create your DropKind account
Sign up with your email. No password, no credit card — we use a magic code.
Connect your Kindle
A short guided setup: add DropKind as an approved sender in your Amazon account and enter your Kindle email. Takes about a minute.
Send a Substack article
Paste the URL into DropKind, use the Chrome extension while reading, share from Safari with the iOS app, or forward the link to the Telegram bot. Any of these work.
Read on your Kindle
The article appears in your Kindle library in under a minute. Just the writing — no subscribe banners, no comment section, no Substack UI. Formatted for e-ink.
What happens to the article
DropKind extracts the full text and images from the Substack post and strips everything else — the navigation bar, subscribe prompts, comment section, footer, share buttons, and newsletter signup forms. What arrives on your Kindle is a clean document with the title, author, and the writing. It reflows to fit your screen and font size, just like a book.
Paywalled posts you're subscribed to
If you pay for a Substack and can read the full post in your browser, you can send it to your Kindle. The Chrome extension and iOS share sheet capture the page as you see it — including content behind the paywall. Pasting the URL won't work for paywalled posts, since our server can't access subscriber-only content.
Substack share links
When you share a Substack article from your phone, the URL often looks like open.substack.com/pub/.../p/... instead of the direct article URL. These share links normally show a teaser page with just a sentence or two. DropKind detects this automatically, reconstructs the full article URL, and fetches the complete post. You don't need to do anything — just share the link and the full article arrives on your Kindle.
Building a Kindle reading habit from your inbox
Some people forward every Substack worth reading to their Kindle as it arrives. Open the email, tap the article, share to DropKind — done. Or skip the email entirely: when you see a Substack post worth reading, use the Chrome extension or Telegram bot to queue it for your Kindle. Your newsletter backlog moves from your inbox to your Kindle, where you'll actually read it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it work with paid Substack subscriptions?
Yes, if you use the Chrome extension or iOS app. These capture the page from your browser, so if you're logged in and can read the full post, that's what gets sent to your Kindle. Pasting the URL directly won't work for paywalled content.
What about Substack share links from iOS?
DropKind handles these automatically. Share links (open.substack.com/pub/...) normally return a teaser page, but DropKind detects them, finds the canonical article URL, and fetches the full post. No extra steps needed.
Can I send newsletters from other platforms too?
Yes. DropKind works with any web page, not just Substack. Ghost, Beehiiv, ConvertKit, Medium, personal blogs — if it has a URL, you can send it. See our articles guide for the general approach.
Is there an automatic forwarding option?
No — and that's by design. Auto-forwarding everything creates another unread backlog, just on a different screen. DropKind lets you send what you actually want to read. See a post worth your time? One tap and it's on your Kindle. The rest stays in your inbox where you can skim or skip it.
How is this different from Substack's built-in Kindle share?
Substack has a share-to-Kindle option on some posts, but it's inconsistent and only works within the Substack app. DropKind works from any browser, the iOS share sheet, or Telegram. It also strips more aggressively — no subscribe prompts, no Substack branding, just the writing.
Is it free?
Yes. DropKind has a free tier that lets you send content to your Kindle — no credit card required.
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