InstantBooks allow you to enter a web page address and instantly convert it for reading on your iPhone. InstantBooks are refreshed each time they're downloaded, so they can provide a convenient way to download a snapshot of a regularly updated site for offline reading.
In order to setup an InstantBook, click the InstantBooks button on the main screen. You will see a list of any existing InstantBooks and an Add New... button at the bottom of the window. Clicking the Add New button prompts for a web address and the title to use for the new book. If the title is left blank, then ShelfServer will download the page to retrieve its current HTML title and use that automatically.
Once added, InstantBooks can be removed by selecting them in the list above and clicking the Remove button.
In BookShelf's Download screen, InstantBooks will show up on ShelfServer's top-level folder listing. Tapping any of the items within the InstantBooks folder will cause ShelfServer to immediately download the page and transfer it to BookShelf.
Please note that if you have any outbound firewall software running on your computer (like Zone Alarm on Windows or Little Snitch on Mac OS X), it will probably be necessary to allow ShelfServer to make any outbound connections, at least on standard web TCP ports in order to support InstantBook downloads. When a firewall is enabled and blocks ShelfServer from downloading the web page for an InstantBook, BookShelf will time out, and the download will fail.
For advanced users, ShelfServer can be configured to be accessible from the Internet in order to allow InstantBook updates at any time.
ShelfServer supports an InstantBooks "bookmarklet" which allows you to access the instant download capability directly from Safari on your iPhone. For more information, see Direct Download Bookmarklet.