Thread: Firmware Update 5.4.2 has arrived with Goodreads integration
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Old 11-21-2013, 06:31 AM   #227
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Originally Posted by fearindex View Post
By the way, I explored today how the Cloud Collections actually work.

Turns out, only "Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Generation), Kindle Fire HD (2nd Generation), Kindle Fire HDX, and Kindle for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch" actually update Cloud Collections in real-time as of now. Make cloud changes on these devices/apps, and they will show in other listed devices/apps.

For any other Kindle or Kindle app, including Kindle for PC which I tested quite a bit today (the latest version), category import is a one-time, one-way deal. One-time meaning the time you update to 5.4.2 or the time you register a device or reading up for the first time. So, the first time you update or register a 5.4.2 PW2, it will import collections from Kindle for PC and other types of older devices, but after that if you change something in those older devices or the current Kindle for PC version, those changes will NOT come to PW2.

Of course it is possible Amazon will update other apps and devices to support "real-time" Cloud Collections later.

Here is Amazon's help text on it:

"To import a collection: With Cloud Collections, collections are automatically stored in the Cloud and can be synced between Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Generation), Kindle Fire HD (2nd Generation), Kindle Fire HDX, and Kindle for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch reading apps.

Note: Importing collections from other devices or reading apps to Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Generation), Kindle Fire HD (2nd Generation), Kindle Fire HDX, and Kindle for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch is currently limited to the first time you register the device or reading app."
Since I have been fiddling with trying to clean up collections, I've found you can work around this if you de-register/re-register the device. Which of course works for me because ALL of my collections are maintained in K4PC. This is a PITA but at least I can get them into PW2. Since I have been doing a lot I have not actually sat down and written down the exact process to get it to work consistently, I will do this once I get my collections done, but since I am having to rebuild over 3000 books into over 100 collections, it may take me a while. Hopefully Amazon will add K4PC before I am done.
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