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doremifaso · 10-10-2013, 11:58 PM

I have been using my PRS-650 all along, and I am considering buying the new Paperwhite after doing some research. I am also planning to use the Kindle for Android app, so I could sync between PW2 and my phone. There are some questions that I would like to ask before I actually go buy PW2 though.

1) Using PW2, when you search a word or a phase within a book, is there an option to search the web? Does it automatically jump to the web browser and show the results? What other search options (within a book) is there?

2) In the page navigation pane, there are arrows on the side for you to flip pages. If you hold your press on the arrow, does it flip the page continuously? Or you have to keep on tapping to flip the page? With sony reader, if you hold the press on the next page button, it will continue to flip.

3) How long does it normally take to email your files to kindle? I tried emailing a file to my kindle android app, and it took a long time before it reach the kindle cloud and then some more time to reach my phone. Is it normal?

4) I have converted some books to mobi with Calibre. After I downloaded my files to the kindle android app, I can see the cover art everywhere in the app, except the home page carousel. Do you know why? Is it because the app is fetching the cover art from Amazon instead of the cover art in the file? I also can't see the cover art on my "Manage Your Kindle" webpage. Do they fetch the cover art from Amazon as well?

5) I was adding notes within a book using the kindle android app. After I created the note, it also highlighted the text as well. If I go to View Notes and Marks, it shows both a note and a highlighted section. I was expecting only a note would be created. Is it a known bug? Is it the same for PW2?

6) I heard that it is easier to manage collections with Kindle for PC and then import the collections into PW, so I was testing that out as well. The problem is that I can't see my personal documents under the "Archived Items" category. Those files are in my kindle cloud, and I am certain that my K4PC is connected to the cloud properly. I have asked Amazon Customer support online, and they said that my personal files are not compatible for K4PC. My personal files are the mobi files I converted from Calibre, so I don't see why it is not compatible. I have also uploaded a random txt file, and I still couldn't see it in K4PC. Does anyone have this problem as well?

10-10-2013, 11:58 PM	#1
doremifaso Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis 2, PW2	Some questions before I buy PW2... I have been using my PRS-650 all along, and I am considering buying the new Paperwhite after doing some research. I am also planning to use the Kindle for Android app, so I could sync between PW2 and my phone. There are some questions that I would like to ask before I actually go buy PW2 though. 1) Using PW2, when you search a word or a phase within a book, is there an option to search the web? Does it automatically jump to the web browser and show the results? What other search options (within a book) is there? 2) In the page navigation pane, there are arrows on the side for you to flip pages. If you hold your press on the arrow, does it flip the page continuously? Or you have to keep on tapping to flip the page? With sony reader, if you hold the press on the next page button, it will continue to flip. 3) How long does it normally take to email your files to kindle? I tried emailing a file to my kindle android app, and it took a long time before it reach the kindle cloud and then some more time to reach my phone. Is it normal? 4) I have converted some books to mobi with Calibre. After I downloaded my files to the kindle android app, I can see the cover art everywhere in the app, except the home page carousel. Do you know why? Is it because the app is fetching the cover art from Amazon instead of the cover art in the file? I also can't see the cover art on my "Manage Your Kindle" webpage. Do they fetch the cover art from Amazon as well? 5) I was adding notes within a book using the kindle android app. After I created the note, it also highlighted the text as well. If I go to View Notes and Marks, it shows both a note and a highlighted section. I was expecting only a note would be created. Is it a known bug? Is it the same for PW2? 6) I heard that it is easier to manage collections with Kindle for PC and then import the collections into PW, so I was testing that out as well. The problem is that I can't see my personal documents under the "Archived Items" category. Those files are in my kindle cloud, and I am certain that my K4PC is connected to the cloud properly. I have asked Amazon Customer support online, and they said that my personal files are not compatible for K4PC. My personal files are the mobi files I converted from Calibre, so I don't see why it is not compatible. I have also uploaded a random txt file, and I still couldn't see it in K4PC. Does anyone have this problem as well? Last edited by doremifaso; 10-11-2013 at 12:26 AM.