Cannot see some books on my Kindle Fire

MrJamesEMcBride · 10-22-2019, 05:33 AM

I know that this is a post that should also appear in a Kindle Fire forum, but I thought I would try it here as well.
Calibre tells me that some books are on my Kindle, but when I look for them in the regular reader, they are not there.

According to Calibre (and my on-device file explorer program) the books are in the Books directory as they should be. All books are in MOBI, PRC, or AZW3 format.

Any basic ideas on what I should be looking at?

I feel like I should be doing some kind of a 'refresh' on my library of books to update the list.

Thanks all

jhowell · 10-22-2019, 08:20 AM

Try checking the "Docs" app on the tablet. The "Books" app only shows Amazon purchases and books that are marked in their metadata as being from Amazon.

Deskisamess · 10-22-2019, 08:25 AM

Have you looked in the DOCS tab?

MrJamesEMcBride · 10-25-2019, 05:42 AM

Hello folks,
Thanks for the updates. I found an answer in the Calibre forum, and it is a goofy-ass one. Even though the books were in MOBI format, I had to convert them to MOBI using Calibre, and now the books are visible. I didnt dig deeply enough to see WHY that works, but it does.

MrJamesEMcBride · 10-25-2019, 05:43 AM

BTW....if there is ANYBODY out there that doesnt use Calibre, they need to! It is a really great program.

10-22-2019, 05:33 AM	#1
MrJamesEMcBride Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Beaver, PA Device: Samsung GalaxyTab S6 Lite	Cannot see some books on my Kindle Fire I know that this is a post that should also appear in a Kindle Fire forum, but I thought I would try it here as well. Calibre tells me that some books are on my Kindle, but when I look for them in the regular reader, they are not there. According to Calibre (and my on-device file explorer program) the books are in the Books directory as they should be. All books are in MOBI, PRC, or AZW3 format. Any basic ideas on what I should be looking at? I feel like I should be doing some kind of a 'refresh' on my library of books to update the list. Thanks all Last edited by MrJamesEMcBride; 10-22-2019 at 05:51 AM.

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10-22-2019, 08:20 AM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,070 Karma: 91577715 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	Try checking the "Docs" app on the tablet. The "Books" app only shows Amazon purchases and books that are marked in their metadata as being from Amazon.

10-22-2019, 08:25 AM	#3
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,752 Karma: 45301087 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	Have you looked in the DOCS tab?

10-25-2019, 05:42 AM	#4
MrJamesEMcBride Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Beaver, PA Device: Samsung GalaxyTab S6 Lite	Hello folks, Thanks for the updates. I found an answer in the Calibre forum, and it is a goofy-ass one. Even though the books were in MOBI format, I had to convert them to MOBI using Calibre, and now the books are visible. I didnt dig deeply enough to see WHY that works, but it does.

10-25-2019, 05:43 AM	#5
MrJamesEMcBride Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Beaver, PA Device: Samsung GalaxyTab S6 Lite	BTW....if there is ANYBODY out there that doesnt use Calibre, they need to! It is a really great program.

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