New version of Kindle for PC

DiapDealer · 06-28-2012, 01:53 PM

Perhaps I missed it, but I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere:

Just installed v1.10.0. I was warned that my version was going to "Expire soon"—which is something I've never experienced before... and I have no idea what it may or may not mean.

I don't know what all the changes it brings are, but I do know it adds support for two-column mode for KF8 books—all without breaking the functionality of a popular set of 3rd-party tools.

AnemicOak · 06-28-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

—all without breaking the functionality of a popular set of 3rd-party tools.

That's the most important part for me, thanks.

jswinden · 06-28-2012, 06:13 PM

I'm happy they added the two-column mode for KF8 books.

Jeff L · 06-28-2012, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I was warned that my version was going to "Expire soon"

What version did you have before that was going to expire?

tomsem · 06-28-2012, 11:05 PM

Still can't download my KF8/fixed-layout comic books (it side-loads the childrens book sample, but panel views don't quite work correctly, or at least there's no navigation keys.).

DiapDealer · 06-28-2012, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff L

What version did you have before that was going to expire?

1.9.2

Blossom · 06-29-2012, 12:13 AM

Using 1.9.3 and it been telling me for a week it's going to expire on July 21 so Thank You for letting me know I can upgrade and the tools still work!
I get nagged every time I open a book about the expiration date approaching.

DiapDealer · 06-29-2012, 06:38 AM

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Using 1.9.3 and it been telling me for a week it's going to expire on July 21 so Thank You for letting me know I can upgrade and the tools still work!
I get nagged every time I open a book about the expiration date approaching.

I'm highly curious about this "expiring" notice. I'm going to leave a few older versions installed to see what happens. There hasn't been any "expiration" of old versions clear back to the betas, that I know of. Perhaps it's just a semantic expiration, but the fact that a date is given leads me to believe otherwise. I guess we'll see in a month or so.

monstermummy · 06-29-2012, 07:21 AM

I installed it and since I have done this I cannot download books anymore?

I go to my amazon page, download to my pc, I can see them in the kindle app on my pc as they are downloading and as soon as the download is finished, the books disappear. They are not in the archive - nowhere. The number of total books jumps back to the number I had before tried the download.

I am less than impressed.

DiapDealer · 06-29-2012, 07:28 AM

Sorry your upgrade didn't satisfy ... I've not experienced anything like that with the new version. I upgraded right over top of an existing 1.9.2 on Vista with no problems. And performed a brand-new installation of 1.10.0 on Windows 7 with no troubles.

What are you trying to download from your Amazon page to K4PC that wouldn't already be in your archive?

monstermummy · 06-29-2012, 08:02 AM

I went through deregistering now and re- installing and can see the books now.

still cannot do anything else with them on the 3rd party tools

DiapDealer · 06-29-2012, 08:14 AM

Sorry, this is not the place for how that works... only that it still does. The place you got those 3rd party tools from is usually pretty good about answering questions, though.

monstermummy · 06-29-2012, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Sorry, this is not the place for how that works... only that it still does. The place you got those 3rd party tools from is usually pretty good about answering questions, though.

I know - just wanted to mention that since the update I have problems and that I am unhappy about that as I thought it may be of interest to others. If that is not the case - apologies.

I mentioned the deregestering and regestering as that was the way I solved the problem I had initially after the update - again I thought it may be of interest.

pdurrant · 06-29-2012, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Just installed v1.10.0. [...] without breaking the functionality of a popular set of 3rd-party tools.

I'm not having any problems with Kindle for Mac v1.10.0, so it looks like it's probably safe to upgrade on Windows or Mac.

JSWolf · 06-29-2012, 10:16 AM

I'm leaving an older pre-KF8 version of Kindle for PC on my laptop and I've upgraded the one on the desktop. So no matter what happens, I'm in not too bad a shape.

06-28-2012, 01:53 PM	#1
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,545 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	New version of Kindle for PC Perhaps I missed it, but I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere: Just installed v1.10.0. I was warned that my version was going to "Expire soon"—which is something I've never experienced before... and I have no idea what it may or may not mean. I don't know what all the changes it brings are, but I do know it adds support for two-column mode for KF8 books—all without breaking the functionality of a popular set of 3rd-party tools.

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monstermummy Member Posts: 10 Karma: 20668 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Sony PRS-300, Kindle	I installed it and since I have done this I cannot download books anymore? I go to my amazon page, download to my pc, I can see them in the kindle app on my pc as they are downloading and as soon as the download is finished, the books disappear. They are not in the archive - nowhere. The number of total books jumps back to the number I had before tried the download. I am less than impressed.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,545 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Sorry your upgrade didn't satisfy ... I've not experienced anything like that with the new version. I upgraded right over top of an existing 1.9.2 on Vista with no problems. And performed a brand-new installation of 1.10.0 on Windows 7 with no troubles. What are you trying to download from your Amazon page to K4PC that wouldn't already be in your archive?

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monstermummy Member Posts: 10 Karma: 20668 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Sony PRS-300, Kindle	I went through deregistering now and re- installing and can see the books now. still cannot do anything else with them on the 3rd party tools

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,545 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Sorry, this is not the place for how that works... only that it still does. The place you got those 3rd party tools from is usually pretty good about answering questions, though.

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