Brian from Instapaper here. We just launched a huge update to Instapaper with some amazing features like speed reading (highly requested), instant sync to have new saves pushed directly to your device, much faster saving with the iOS extension, and tweet shots!
@catzo, @maannajjar, and I put a lot of love into this release and it came out really nicely. We …See more
@bthdonohue I felt a bit mislead about the limits on the speed reading feature. There wasn't enough information upfront or at a cursory glance on how many articles you could speed read without upgrading to premium.
Frankly, I think requiring a monthly subscription for a feature that (seemingly) runs on my local device is a bit off putting. Make it a one tim…See more
@joostschuur
Hey Joost,
Totally understand about negative feelings for the monetization strategy for speed reading. In the linked blog post on this hunt, we clearly outline the monetization for this feature.
I just want you to keep in mind that active development on a product is expensive, and we give a ton of great functionality away for free on Instapap…See more
