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Originally Posted by Fat Abe
Last month, I purchased a Kindle with UPC 841667140612, and the box says it's a black Kindle 10th generation. Dropped in a few mobi files by using explorer on Windows 10, picking one of the subdirectories randomly. The reader seems to be able to open the ebooks, which means that side-loading is a possibility. This is possibly one of the worst documented products I've ever used in the ebook reader category. Can other forum members please post the UPC's of their models? eReaders are dangerously falling into the category of orphaned products with no name and no long term support.
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Lol, I throw away the boxes after I confirm that the device works.
All my Kindles work as expected on Windows including the Kindle 10th generation (2019)/Kindle Basic 3/KT4. There's likely something on the OP's ArchLinux setup causing the auto-mount issues.
Iirc, there's a Kindle User Guide built in although I find it intuitive enough to use that I never bothered reading the guide. I think it also showed where the tap zones were when I first opened an ebook. Granted, when I first got my Paperwhite 2 back in 2013, I do recall putting my side loaded ebooks on a top level folder and not in 'documents' but a quick Google search fixed that. Mind, I just checked the guide, and yep, it does mention you need to place your own files in 'documents'.