MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Kindle device problem with both library and collection

misling · 08-09-2011, 12:04 PM

OK. The 2 preferences are set the same and apparently that is not the problem.
I took screenshots but I don't see how to put them in here. It just asks for a url. My pictures aren't on the web, they are on my desktop. I don't have time to find a picture upload service and sign up for it, have to get back to work.

Here is the whole sequence.
Create an empty library.

Check Preferences -> Adding Books - is Reading metadata from file checked or unchecked? CHECKED

Check Preferences -> Plugins, then expand Device Interface Plugins, then click Kindle 2/3 Device Interface, then click Customize Plugin. Is Read metadata checked or unchecked? CHECKED

Plug in the Kindle. Wait for the Device screen to show up and fill.
Go to Device screen.
Highlight all.
Rightclick and 'Add to Library'.

In the library page, and also on the device page, Half the books, the azw/azw1 show "Main" under "on device" and half, the mobi, do not.

I hadn't noticed it the last time, but this time in the library page a few of the mobi were recognised - about 10 of them.

Also, on the library page the azw/azw1 are in a collection and the mobi are not. On the device page, the mobi are in a collection and the azw/azw1 are not. This is just weird.

All the books are on the Kindle device - that's where I built the library FROM. Both are really in a collection on the Kindle.

08-09-2011, 12:04 PM	#14
misling Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 510000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle	OK. The 2 preferences are set the same and apparently that is not the problem. I took screenshots but I don't see how to put them in here. It just asks for a url. My pictures aren't on the web, they are on my desktop. I don't have time to find a picture upload service and sign up for it, have to get back to work. Here is the whole sequence. Create an empty library. Check Preferences -> Adding Books - is Reading metadata from file checked or unchecked? CHECKED Check Preferences -> Plugins, then expand Device Interface Plugins, then click Kindle 2/3 Device Interface, then click Customize Plugin. Is Read metadata checked or unchecked? CHECKED Plug in the Kindle. Wait for the Device screen to show up and fill. Go to Device screen. Highlight all. Rightclick and 'Add to Library'. In the library page, and also on the device page, Half the books, the azw/azw1 show "Main" under "on device" and half, the mobi, do not. I hadn't noticed it the last time, but this time in the library page a few of the mobi were recognised - about 10 of them. Also, on the library page the azw/azw1 are in a collection and the mobi are not. On the device page, the mobi are in a collection and the azw/azw1 are not. This is just weird. All the books are on the Kindle device - that's where I built the library FROM. Both are really in a collection on the Kindle.