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hmgreen · 10-04-2013, 12:50 PM

I own a Kindle Touch and a PW 1. Both are pretty full. The PW has about 190 Mb left. I am thinking about getting a PW 2. In past experiences it has been a simple but painful (time-consuming) effort to convert from one Kindle to a new one.

If I copy everything by tethering to my Mac, it will copy them but the books will not be "authorized" to open on the new device, so I had to go to Manage My Kindle and resend all my books one at a time through their dropdowns. THEN I had to remove the old device and establish the new one with since there is a limit to how many devices can access my books (and I also use my iPhone and iPad, so I couldn't keep those and both Kindles).

After that I had to change the email address associated with the new Kindle.

Finally I had to manually create my collections and move each book to them.

I am considering going to a PW 2. Am I missing something that others know about that will automate this process or which will greatly reduce the time involved?

Thanks in advance!

10-04-2013, 12:50 PM	#1
hmgreen Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505, -600, -900, Kindle 2, Touch, PW1 (all gone), PW2, Voyage	Quick conversion from Kindle PW 1 to 2 I own a Kindle Touch and a PW 1. Both are pretty full. The PW has about 190 Mb left. I am thinking about getting a PW 2. In past experiences it has been a simple but painful (time-consuming) effort to convert from one Kindle to a new one. If I copy everything by tethering to my Mac, it will copy them but the books will not be "authorized" to open on the new device, so I had to go to Manage My Kindle and resend all my books one at a time through their dropdowns. THEN I had to remove the old device and establish the new one with since there is a limit to how many devices can access my books (and I also use my iPhone and iPad, so I couldn't keep those and both Kindles). After that I had to change the email address associated with the new Kindle. Finally I had to manually create my collections and move each book to them. I am considering going to a PW 2. Am I missing something that others know about that will automate this process or which will greatly reduce the time involved? Thanks in advance!