Show HN: why I built a replacement for reading lists and Pocket

There are always new articles, videos, podcasts, blogs, tweets, websites, books or plaintext thoughts that I'd discover or get recommended by friends. It's impossible to consume all that content as soon as it arrives. But it's also really important that it doesn't get lost and I do get round to going through it at some point.

I would use several reading lists (or apps) which is a great solution in many ways. But they didn't feel like a problem off your chest. On the contrary, you need to remember where all your reading lists are so you get back to them at some point. I still have several of those buried somewhere on my computer.

Another big problem with reading lists is that it's so difficult to just pick the next item to read. Which list do I go for? Do I start off the top or at the bottom?

And when I've picked up that one article or video, I'm pretty sure there was a specific reason why I'd saved it or perhaps someone recommended it to me but I've forgotten now. Also, I'm pretty sure I've saved something more recent and relevant on the same topic since. At this point, all the context is gone.

That's why we built Itemsy around the exact experience I would've wanted for myself. Here is how it works:

1. Start emailing links to any content you want to save for later to my@itemsy.com (optionally, include a note or email of a person you want to share it with)

2. You get delivered your personalised newsletter that's just the right volume so you can read it as soon as you get it

To me personally, the main thing has been that I can forget all about the reading lists and actively trying to find time to go back to them. Just dump all the links onto Itemsy, they won't get lost and will be delivered to you in bite-sized chunks at a frequency of your choice.

We'd love for you to try it out. Signing up takes 10 seconds: https://itemsy.com/