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bluepeter · 03-02-2025, 06:06 AM

I have long had two separate problems with collections on my Kindle E Ink readers. If anyone can offer a solution to either (or both), I'd be very grateful.

1. Assigning books to collections

I assign fiction books to collections on the basis of their status. Books therefore get moved from Unread to Partly read and then to Read (or Abandoned) as I read them. However, there are some - about 450 - that refuse to stay in the Read collection. I assign them to it, but they then get moved out next time I synchronise. This seems to happen whether or not the device is connected to Wi-Fi at the time I assign the books to that collection. These are all books that I read several years ago: I haven't noticed this problem with books that I've read in recent years. As a workaround, I've created another collection (called Finished), and assigned to books in question to it. They stay there, but it's rather inelegant to have two collections that serve the same purpose. I find the need for it incomprehensible.

2. Library tab

The Library tab is set to sort by title ascending, and to show collections in list view. In Settings/Home and Library/Library tab, I have Group series turned off, Collections set to "Show favourites" and Audible set to "Show only when filtered" (in any case, I don't have any Audible books). So why do collections that are not marked as favourites appear in the Library view?

03-02-2025, 06:06 AM	#1
bluepeter Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 1028440 Join Date: May 2024 Location: Salisbury, UK Device: Clara BW, Mini, Libra H2O, Kindle (11G), Paperwhite (10G), Boox Poke 5	Problems with Kindle collections I have long had two separate problems with collections on my Kindle E Ink readers. If anyone can offer a solution to either (or both), I'd be very grateful. 1. Assigning books to collections I assign fiction books to collections on the basis of their status. Books therefore get moved from Unread to Partly read and then to Read (or Abandoned) as I read them. However, there are some - about 450 - that refuse to stay in the Read collection. I assign them to it, but they then get moved out next time I synchronise. This seems to happen whether or not the device is connected to Wi-Fi at the time I assign the books to that collection. These are all books that I read several years ago: I haven't noticed this problem with books that I've read in recent years. As a workaround, I've created another collection (called Finished), and assigned to books in question to it. They stay there, but it's rather inelegant to have two collections that serve the same purpose. I find the need for it incomprehensible. 2. Library tab The Library tab is set to sort by title ascending, and to show collections in list view. In Settings/Home and Library/Library tab, I have Group series turned off, Collections set to "Show favourites" and Audible set to "Show only when filtered" (in any case, I don't have any Audible books). So why do collections that are not marked as favourites appear in the Library view?