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phunnylinguist · 10-09-2016, 09:17 AM

First, thanks for the tip on the DRM existing content has and how I should deal with it when attempting to transfer it to a new Paperwhite. It hadn't occurred to me that Amazon would inhibit the carrying over of already paid-for pubs to another of their authorized devices. I guess that's what DRM really is.

As for Device Synchronization (Whispersync Settings) --- it *was* disabled. I have since turned it on.

Though I doubt it had any effect on send-to-Kindle content, Automatic Book Update (Whispersync for Books) was also disabled. It is now enabled.

Personal Document Archiving had previously been set to enable. What I don't understand with this setting is that the populated list of docs shows the most recent as dated September 2015; I routinely create at least two or three rich text file format documents a month in order to send them to my Kindle. I understand that the Device Synchronization as well as Automatic Book Update do not apply in this instance. What's puzzling is, besides on my Paperwhite 2, where else those send-to-Kindle docs could be? I double-checked in the Kindle for PC program; they aren't there, either, even after clicking 'Sync and check for new items'.

10-09-2016, 09:17 AM	#5
phunnylinguist Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 66952 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	First, thanks for the tip on the DRM existing content has and how I should deal with it when attempting to transfer it to a new Paperwhite. It hadn't occurred to me that Amazon would inhibit the carrying over of already paid-for pubs to another of their authorized devices. I guess that's what DRM really is. As for Device Synchronization (Whispersync Settings) --- it was disabled. I have since turned it on. Though I doubt it had any effect on send-to-Kindle content, Automatic Book Update (Whispersync for Books) was also disabled. It is now enabled. Personal Document Archiving had previously been set to enable. What I don't understand with this setting is that the populated list of docs shows the most recent as dated September 2015; I routinely create at least two or three rich text file format documents a month in order to send them to my Kindle. I understand that the Device Synchronization as well as Automatic Book Update do not apply in this instance. What's puzzling is, besides on my Paperwhite 2, where else those send-to-Kindle docs could be? I double-checked in the Kindle for PC program; they aren't there, either, even after clicking 'Sync and check for new items'.