Thread: Troubleshooting Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition displays only few books
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Old 06-06-2024, 11:09 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by kindle46 View Post
If I rename a .epub to .azw3 it is nor displayed so Kindle tests all books if I diconnect USB and only displays them if it likes the format after testing it even before the user opens the book. :|
Yes that is how it works. It needs to read the metadata from the book in order to obtain the title, author, and cover image to show in the list of books on the device. That can’t happen if the book is in an unrecognized file format.
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