[kindlethefire]

Thanks for the replies.

The offending template is in one of two places:
1) preferences -> Sending books to device. Halfway down the page there is a box labeled "Save template".

Here I have: {author_sort}/{title} - {authors} which is the default. Is that OK?

2) preferences -> plugins -> device plugins -> kindle file then click "customize". There will be a template box a bit down the page.

With the word 'Device' I can only find 'Device Interface plug-ins'. Is that the one? My top level choices are:

Catalogue genertaor ..
Conversion Input ..
Conversion output ..
Device Interface plug-ins
File type ..
Input profile ..
Metadata reader ..
Metadata source ..
Metadata writer ..
Output profile ..
Preferences ..
Store ..
User Interface Action ..
ePub Fixer

Kindle 2/3/4 has mobi, azw1, azw4, azw; Read metadata from files on device and Use subdirectories are all selected.

Result: no change in behaviour.

So I ran in debug mode. The log reads:

calibre Debug log
calibre 0.8.46
Linux-2.6.32-40-generic-x86_64-with-debian-squeeze-sid
Linux
('Linux', '2.6.32-40-generic', '#87-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 6 00:56:56 UTC 2012')
Python 2.7.1
Linux: ('debian', 'squeeze/sid', '')
Starting up...
Job: 1 Get device information started
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information callback returned
Job: 2 Get list of books on device started
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= None
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: dirs are: /media/Kindle/ documents
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: scan from root False /media/Kindle/documents
Started up in 13.77 seconds with 0 books
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Job: 1 Get device information finished
No details available.
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Worker Launch took: 0.246156930923
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Job: 3 Read metadata (0 of 1) finished
Read metadata (0 of 1)

Added Kindle to db in: 0.100504159927 seconds
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
Failed to read MOBI cover
DEBUG: 19.9 USBMS: count found in cache: 0, count of files in metadata: 144, need_sync: True
DEBUG: 19.9 USBMS: starting sync_booklists
DEBUG: 20.0 USBMS: finished sync_booklists
DEBUG: 20.0 USBMS: Finished fetching list of books from device. oncard= None
DEBUG: 20.0 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= carda
DEBUG: 20.0 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= cardb
DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device callback returned
Job: 2 Get list of books on device finished
No details available.

I have deleted /opt/calibre and searched for all files /folders with calibre in the name and deleted them. Re-installed - same problem. But - I note that forcing run Welcome Wizard remembers my datsabase location, email etc - so there is at least one configuration file not being deleted.

Many thanks,
David