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Old 10-22-2017, 12:30 AM   #52
ac12a
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#1 - Sorting collections
> I subsequently figured out how to sort cloud collections by viewing collections. And that is a great help.
> But I still have not figured out how to sort the collections in Kindle4PC (where I usually am, and is my master collections list) or Kindle4Mac.

#2 - When you go to add a book to a collection, that list of collections is also out of order, so finding the collection to assign to the book becomes a PiA.
> Yes, the search works for cloud collections (I do not remember seeing it before).
BUT, it only lists 5 collections, where there are more collections with that prefix.
Example, only 5 collections are listed for prefix "home" when I have 12 collections that start with "home." I cannot figure out how it selects which of the 12 collections to include in that list of 5 collections. (as of Oct21-2017)
Time to report another bug to Amazon.
> The search function is not available (that I could find) in Kindle4PC.

#3 - In "manage your content," there are several problems
- The window of collections only lists FIVE collections. This is a very small window to search through, when one has 50, 75, 100+ collections.
> Yes #2 works to solve part of the problem, however it is only a partial solution as the search response is limited to 5 collections (as of oct-21-2017)

#4 - Max number of collections, in cloud collections.
> This changed, as I confirm that I can now add more collections, where before I was stopped cold.

#5 - The list of collections is in "most recent" order, which does me very little good when looking for a specific collection to add the book to. An alternate ALPHA sort is what is needed.
> As in #1, searching works for cloud collections, to a point, because the search only displays 5 collections (not the entire list of collections with that prefix)
> Searching does not work not for collections in Kindle4PC which does not have that collection search function.

#6 - I cannot edit the name of a collection, nor delete a duplicate collection (in cloud collections)
> I can edit the name of a new collection (that I create).
> But I cannot edit the name of a collection (which was pre-populated by Amazon) in cloud collections.
> Amazon must have done some internal house cleaning, because there are no duplicate collections today, where there were many before.

Unfortunately, cloud collections and collections in Kindle4PC do not sync, so I am forced to do double work. Currently, my master collection list is on my Kindle4PC, as I started that long before there was cloud collections.

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