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Pjama · 07-24-2019, 08:45 AM

So, full of enthusiasm after finding out I could convert epubs to kfx and sideload them, I tried this on the recommended book, Frankenstein.

It worked well, so I then converted a couple of my own books. Worked very well.

So then I started converting more, getting to 27 files in total and converting in batches of five or so.

There was one particular file I had trouble with, a compilation of five novels (two other similar compilations converted ok). I tried several times to convert it, and eventually ended up making a plain text document and then converting that to a very dull looking kfx.

It worked though.

So, last night when I was reading the forum (which I swear I read a lot more than any kindle!), I noticed that the vocabulary builder function was not available for sideloaded KFX files. I read foreign language books and this function is quite important to me. So that was annoying.

I decided to play around and open a sideloaded azs3 file, check a word or two, then open the same book, but in the kfx file, and check a couple of different words.

None of the words showed up. In fact, each time I opened the vocabulary builder, it treated me as if I was new to the function. Even though I could see my words from my amazon books, it would display the screen explaining what VB is each time I opened it.

It was after doing this that my kindle started behaving strangely.

The covers stopped being displayed, and when I selected a book it came up with the message saying that the content has been removed and is not available.

I tried restarting it several times, then removed the kfx files from my kindle and restarted it. No change, over and over.

As I had gone through the same process many times with no change, I knew the only step left was probably to reset to factory settings.

To prepare for doing this, I copied my text clippings file and the vocabulary
builder database file to my hard drive. Note that I definitely copied them, I did not move them and leave a blank space.

After this, I tried to restart again, holding the button down for 40 seconds, and at this stage it just stuck on the tree screen no matter what.

I contacted amazon via chat and finally the only possible outcome was a replacement.

This kindle is only four months old, and it is now unusable.

I'm just posting this as a warning, I'm not sure if it was to do with the kfx files, but it did start to behave differently after this, so I'm assuming so. I'm glad it happened to my 'old' kindle and that I didn't try this on my new Oasis, which is supposedly arriving today (even though it hasn't shipped yet!).

I'm probably just going to go back to sending my other books as PDOCs, which I don't like, but at least I can use the vocabulary builder with them.

07-24-2019, 08:45 AM	#1
Pjama Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 2347200 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: TX Device: Scribe and Libra Colour	Bricked kindle after adding KFX files So, full of enthusiasm after finding out I could convert epubs to kfx and sideload them, I tried this on the recommended book, Frankenstein. It worked well, so I then converted a couple of my own books. Worked very well. So then I started converting more, getting to 27 files in total and converting in batches of five or so. There was one particular file I had trouble with, a compilation of five novels (two other similar compilations converted ok). I tried several times to convert it, and eventually ended up making a plain text document and then converting that to a very dull looking kfx. It worked though. So, last night when I was reading the forum (which I swear I read a lot more than any kindle!), I noticed that the vocabulary builder function was not available for sideloaded KFX files. I read foreign language books and this function is quite important to me. So that was annoying. I decided to play around and open a sideloaded azs3 file, check a word or two, then open the same book, but in the kfx file, and check a couple of different words. None of the words showed up. In fact, each time I opened the vocabulary builder, it treated me as if I was new to the function. Even though I could see my words from my amazon books, it would display the screen explaining what VB is each time I opened it. It was after doing this that my kindle started behaving strangely. The covers stopped being displayed, and when I selected a book it came up with the message saying that the content has been removed and is not available. I tried restarting it several times, then removed the kfx files from my kindle and restarted it. No change, over and over. As I had gone through the same process many times with no change, I knew the only step left was probably to reset to factory settings. To prepare for doing this, I copied my text clippings file and the vocabulary builder database file to my hard drive. Note that I definitely copied them, I did not move them and leave a blank space. After this, I tried to restart again, holding the button down for 40 seconds, and at this stage it just stuck on the tree screen no matter what. I contacted amazon via chat and finally the only possible outcome was a replacement. This kindle is only four months old, and it is now unusable. I'm just posting this as a warning, I'm not sure if it was to do with the kfx files, but it did start to behave differently after this, so I'm assuming so. I'm glad it happened to my 'old' kindle and that I didn't try this on my new Oasis, which is supposedly arriving today (even though it hasn't shipped yet!). I'm probably just going to go back to sending my other books as PDOCs, which I don't like, but at least I can use the vocabulary builder with them.