Instapaper 10th anniversary, looking back on the history so far, it looks like this
Instapaper, which is popular for its pioneering “read later” service, celebrated its 10th birthday in 2018. To commemorate the 10th anniversary, the Instapaper official blog looks back on the history so far.
10 Years of Instapaper
http://blog.instapaper.com/post/170231611161
You can understand the service and usage of Instapaper by looking at the following articles.
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◆ 2008
On January 28, 2008, Marco Arment announced a project named “Instapaper”. Instapaper was originally born as a tool for saving and managing bookmarks. Instapaper was born as a list of bookmarks to open the desired web pages as needed.
In April, “text mode” was introduced . Considering the mobile line situation at the time, text mode, which greatly reduces the data capacity, is an innovative function of Instapaper and is still one of the basic functions.
In July, the app was released on the App Store. It has become a popular app that is downloaded more than 2000 times on the first day and more than 15,000 times by the end of the month. In order to meet the popularity, 'offline mode' 'various fonts' 'archive function' 'Give me something to read (recommended function)' 'tilt scroll' ' Instapaper Pro ' for $ 9.99 (about 1100 yen) Did.
◆ 2009
In January 2009, we launched Instapaper 's first API . This supported Kindle , and ' Favorites (Stars) ' became available in March.
In June, folders and background updates were updated , and in November, ePub support and an export function to Kindle appeared. 2009 was a leap year when many features were added at once. Instapaper Pro has been reduced to $ 4.99 (about 550 yen).
◆ 2010
General saving improvements, Paywall / multipage support, and a bulk editing option for easier content management. With the advent of the iPad version, page modes, themes, automatic dark mode, in-app dictionaries, etc. have been added.
In October, a paid option of 1 dollar per month (about 110 yen) with full-text search function added was introduced. The best-selling regular iOS app won the “
◆ 2011
In February 2011, a full-function API was released, and an SNS sharing function was added in Instapaper 3.0. The dictionary has also been redesigned and features such as zoomable image functions have been introduced. In addition, although there was a problem of server seizure due to misunderstanding of FBI , we succeeded in reviving it safely. And the free version of the app was removed from the App Store, and it was changed to offer only the paid version of Instapapaer Pro.
◆ 2012
In 2012, the bookmarklet function was improved, and features such as a more prominent overlay and the ability to automatically save articles that span multiple pages appeared. In June, the Android version of the Instapapaer app was released for $ 2.99 (about 330 yen), and the iOS version app was reduced to $ 3.99 (about 440 yen). In addition, OpenDyslexie font and FS Me font are supported for the purpose of improving accessibility.
◆ 2013
In April 2013, Instapaper was
Instapaper 5.0 for iOS 7 introduced modern UI and video support, and in September, 13 languages were added. In October, the Android app was redesigned, and the iPad UI was redesigned in December.
◆ 2014
In January 2014, we started editing an email digest called Instapaper Weekly. The site renewal in May introduced a highlight feature and has since become one of the most popular features used.
The standard font, Georgia, has been changed to the Klim Type Foundry font.
And in September, the iOS app was changed to the Freemium product, which has a basic free option and a paid option. The free version has been back since 2011. With this release, it also supports “iOS save extension” to save from the iOS share button, and a text speech function has also been added. 
Instapaper 6.1 also adds a storage overlay that continues to date, an unread count, and a handoff feature to unify the iPhone / iPad / web design.
◆ 2015
“ Notes ” was added in June 2015 in response to many requests for annotating highlight features.
In Instapaper 6.2, “Speed Reading” function, “Instant Sync” of new article notification function and Apple Watch support were added. And with Instapaper 7, new features such as adding thumbnails, changing iPad design, multitasking support, and picture-in-picture for movie playback.
◆ 2016
In May, the search function was reviewed, adding new features such as 6x speedup, sorting options, title search, exact match filtering, author filtering, and multilingual sorting. The mobile version also allows local offline search.
New business tools such as Instapaper Weekly Sponsorship and Instaparser Developer API were born, and third-party developers can now use article parsers.
In August, it was acquired by Pinterest, and by adding Pinterest resources, “ Instapaper Premium Free ” was realized.
◆ 2017
An accident occurred in February 2017. Although there was no data loss, a 20-hour offline failure occurred and it took 5 days to fully restore the service. It seems to be a major accident for Instapaper, which had recorded a occupancy rate of 99.93% by the previous year.
Also, Firefox extensions have been added, and iOS 11 has been updated with drag-and-drop updates and iPhone X support.
◆ 2018
On January 28, 2018, Instapaper celebrated its 10th anniversary. In the official blog, just as the last decade has focused on improving the user's reading experience, there is a new statement that the company will continue to make improvements that reflect user feedback.
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