[readerboy7]

Whenever I transfer a book to my kindle paperwhite (5.6.1.1) by sideloading it (i.e. transferring it to device via USB) my books usually don't show up, not even after 10 or so minutes of waiting. I have ways to get around this and get the books to show up eventually (see below), but it's a frustrating and time-consuming process, and I would like help for the books to show up the first time, or if that's not possible, advice to make the workaround faster.

Notes: Paperwhite 5.6.1.1 is not jailbreaked, and was last factory reset 1 month ago. All books are azw3 format, usually converted from epub by calibre.


Workaround details: wait to see if the books have show up. If not, restart device, using one of [hold power 8 seconds, press restart; hold power a minute; settings --> restart]. Sideload more book(s). Wait a few minutes. If the books haven't show up, restart using one of the other methods. Repeat until books show up, or I've used all methods, in which case, loop back to start.
Advice adapted from troubleshooting advice from Amazon, which claims that one restart+sideload should get all books to show, but that doesn't seem to be the case.



{Edit: I eventually gave up and 'solved' this by factory resetting it, which has gotten rid of the problem for now. }