books disappear on kindle paperwhite

nibhelim · 12-28-2012, 10:26 AM

hi there,

I just bought a kindle paperwhite and I was trying to load the books contained in the calibre library.

after I send the books to the device and eject the device, some books disappear and the number of books goes from 69 to 38 to finally 34. (the real number in the library must be 69)

I must say that sometimes i reconnect the device, the library on the kindle in calibre is fine (69) then i disconnect the device and all the books are there.
but the next time i connect/disconnect the device they disappear again.

does anyone knows how to solve this issue

thank you!!

theducks · 12-28-2012, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nibhelim

hi there,

I just bought a kindle paperwhite and I was trying to load the books contained in the calibre library.

after I send the books to the device and eject the device, some books disappear and the number of books goes from 69 to 38 to finally 34. (the real number in the library must be 69)

I must say that sometimes i reconnect the device, the library on the kindle in calibre is fine (69) then i disconnect the device and all the books are there.
but the next time i connect/disconnect the device they disappear again.

does anyone knows how to solve this issue

thank you!!

Kindles treats many items as 'Personal Documents', not books (Amazon SELLS books

).

Calibre just knows which are really book type files

nibhelim · 12-28-2012, 10:35 AM

so there is a way to solve the problem??
thank you!

1611mac · 12-28-2012, 11:39 AM

I have a Paperwhite coming today so we'll see. If you mount a Kindle Touch via USB you can drop your book into the proper folder. With my Kindle Fire I can use Amazons Android File Utility on my Mac to drop books into the Books folder (as opposed to Documents)

nibhelim · 12-28-2012, 02:02 PM

I tried to reformat all the library in mobi format for the kindle paperwhite, erase all the content in the device, and then transfer the newly formatted files to the kindle, but the problem is still there.

when i disconnect the device the number of books drops from 59 to 36 to 31....
then again i connect and disconnect and the number is 59 stable,and this happens over and over every time i connect/disconnect

and they just disappear, they are not seen as documents since all the available files format are displayed...

1611mac · 12-28-2012, 02:11 PM

Have you tried saving the books to disk (from Calibre) and dropping them into your Kindle via usb connection?

nibhelim · 12-28-2012, 02:37 PM

i tried to do that but all the books are without the cover!!

1611mac · 12-28-2012, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nibhelim

i tried to do that but all the books are without the cover!!

Just got my Paperwhite...

My covers didn't show either when I dropped my books onto the Paperwhite via a usb mount. Using the "Send to Kindle" app fixed that problem.

So try using Send to Kindle app

foodchick828 · 12-15-2014, 12:41 AM

Hi! I am experiencing the exact same problem as nibhelim. Is the "Send to Kindle" app mentioned as a solution a separate app or do you mean the function in Calibre? I am also using Calibre to convert books to Mobi and I send books to my Kindle via usb connection. What is causing the books to disappear?

Section8 · 12-15-2014, 09:19 AM

I just bought a paperwhite 2 a couple of weeks ago and haven't seen anything like this happen.

I converted several hundred epubs to azw3 and side loaded them using a usb cable and the calibre "send to device" button. All made it and all have thumbnail covers in the pw2 home/library view.

eschwartz · 12-23-2014, 08:15 PM

If the book is marked as a book (i.e. it is of cdetype=EBOK and/or has an embedded ASIN in the exth 113 meta field) then the cover is "supposed" to be delivered from Amazon's servers, otherwise the Kindle generates it on the fly and adds the "Personal" banner.

If you send the EBOK-type ebooks through calibre's send-to-device, calibre will sideload the cover in the expected place. If you copy them manually with your OS's File Explorer, the covers will never show up.

Send-to-kindle is both an app and a feature of calibre. Do not use the app, since it will require you to manually set the author or default to your name I believe. Just email them to your send-to-Kindle email address, which calibre can do for you.

12-28-2012, 10:26 AM	#1
nibhelim Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: kindle paperwhite	books disappear on kindle paperwhite hi there, I just bought a kindle paperwhite and I was trying to load the books contained in the calibre library. after I send the books to the device and eject the device, some books disappear and the number of books goes from 69 to 38 to finally 34. (the real number in the library must be 69) I must say that sometimes i reconnect the device, the library on the kindle in calibre is fine (69) then i disconnect the device and all the books are there. but the next time i connect/disconnect the device they disappear again. does anyone knows how to solve this issue thank you!!

12-28-2012, 02:02 PM	#5
nibhelim Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: kindle paperwhite	I tried to reformat all the library in mobi format for the kindle paperwhite, erase all the content in the device, and then transfer the newly formatted files to the kindle, but the problem is still there. when i disconnect the device the number of books drops from 59 to 36 to 31.... then again i connect and disconnect and the number is 59 stable,and this happens over and over every time i connect/disconnect and they just disappear, they are not seen as documents since all the available files format are displayed... Last edited by nibhelim; 12-28-2012 at 02:12 PM.

12-28-2012, 02:37 PM	#7
nibhelim Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: kindle paperwhite	i tried to do that but all the books are without the cover!! Last edited by nibhelim; 12-28-2012 at 02:46 PM.

12-15-2014, 12:41 AM	#9
foodchick828 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Some books disappeared in Kindle Paperwhite Hi! I am experiencing the exact same problem as nibhelim. Is the "Send to Kindle" app mentioned as a solution a separate app or do you mean the function in Calibre? I am also using Calibre to convert books to Mobi and I send books to my Kindle via usb connection. What is causing the books to disappear?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Kindle Paperwhite - Display books as a list (instead of covers)	tophat42	Amazon Kindle	6	07-27-2018 04:10 AM
New-tags on books disappear	Joy736	Amazon Kindle	6	12-19-2012 09:53 AM
Kindle Paperwhite - Books show as Documents	Chrasty	Amazon Kindle	5	11-29-2012 06:48 PM
Kindle Paperwhite not organizing books properly	Leir	Amazon Kindle	2	10-23-2012 10:49 AM
1100+ books on Kindle Touch "disappear" from Library	Jimbo724	Library Management	1	08-26-2012 12:50 PM

12-28-2012, 10:35 AM	#3
nibhelim Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: kindle paperwhite	so there is a way to solve the problem?? thank you!

12-28-2012, 11:39 AM	#4
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	I have a Paperwhite coming today so we'll see. If you mount a Kindle Touch via USB you can drop your book into the proper folder. With my Kindle Fire I can use Amazons Android File Utility on my Mac to drop books into the Books folder (as opposed to Documents)

12-28-2012, 02:11 PM	#6
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	Have you tried saving the books to disk (from Calibre) and dropping them into your Kindle via usb connection?

12-15-2014, 09:19 AM	#10
Section8 Addict Posts: 254 Karma: 2092424 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arlington, TX Device: Kindle PW4, Moon+ Reader on a cheap Android tablet	I just bought a paperwhite 2 a couple of weeks ago and haven't seen anything like this happen. I converted several hundred epubs to azw3 and side loaded them using a usb cable and the calibre "send to device" button. All made it and all have thumbnail covers in the pw2 home/library view.

12-23-2014, 08:15 PM	#11
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	If the book is marked as a book (i.e. it is of cdetype=EBOK and/or has an embedded ASIN in the exth 113 meta field) then the cover is "supposed" to be delivered from Amazon's servers, otherwise the Kindle generates it on the fly and adds the "Personal" banner. If you send the EBOK-type ebooks through calibre's send-to-device, calibre will sideload the cover in the expected place. If you copy them manually with your OS's File Explorer, the covers will never show up. Send-to-kindle is both an app and a feature of calibre. Do not use the app, since it will require you to manually set the author or default to your name I believe. Just email them to your send-to-Kindle email address, which calibre can do for you.

Advert

Advert