Now Kindle can set current ebook cover as lockscreen

[Cootey]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

Sorry I meant a reboot. Just turning it on and off again.

Neither of my Kindles (PW3 & PW4) feature this option yet even after numerous reboots. Both are running 5.13.5. One of them is set for Japanese region. I’ve paid to remove ads from my Kindles. I wonder if that has something to do with it. Anybody here got this new feature working with an ads free Kindle in the states?




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[SatanicSaint]

You'll get the feature on 17th. They're doing an A/B testing feature rollout. I haven't got it either.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by SatanicSaint

You'll get the feature on 17th. They're doing an A/B testing feature rollout. I haven't got it either.

That date was on a rollout plan that was shared several weeks ago. There is no guarantee that the plan won’t change.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Cootey

Neither of my Kindles (PW3 & PW4) feature this option yet even after numerous reboots. Both are running 5.13.5. One of them is set for Japanese region. I’ve paid to remove ads from my Kindles. I wonder if that has something to do with it. Anybody here got this new feature working with an ads free Kindle in the states?


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It's working on my ad-free Oasis.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Cootey

I bailed on Nook when they stopped letting me download my books from the website. I wasn’t a fan of the software, but not being able to make backups was a deal breaker for me.

For me, it was little things piling up over time. I loved my Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. But the follow-up, the Nook Glowlight limited the amount of space for sideloading while also removing the SD card slot. That was a model I would not be buying. I bought a Kobo Aura instead.

The next model, the Glowlight Plus (2015) was great. Flush screen, 300ppi, waterproof and no segregated area for sideloading. But then B&N was playing games with their DRM and the ability to download books.

I did wind up buying a 2015 Plus and the next model, Glowlight 3. I do like their hardware a lot and really, I'm okay with their firmware. If the database could be accessed by Calibre so I could control tags and series externally, this user would have no complaints.

But I now buy my books from Amazon.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Cootey

Anybody here got this new feature working with an ads free Kindle in the states?

It only works on the ad-free versions. If you didn't pay Amazon their ransom, they aren't just going to stop showing you ads out of the kindness of their hearts.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

It only works on the ad-free versions. If you didn't pay Amazon their ransom, they aren't just going to stop showing you ads out of the kindness of their hearts.

I believe that part of the original question involved paying to have ads removed vs. a device that was ad-free from the start. As far as I know it does not make any difference. Whether or not you get the new feature appears to be determined randomly for A/B testing purposes.

Actually, there is another aspect to this that I haven’t seen discussed. The cover lock screen is part of a new feature called Kindle Curator. For ad free devices it allows the cover display, but for devices with ads there is also new software to run more complex ad campaigns on the lock screen. Apparently no one has noticed that.

[Cootey]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

It only works on the ad-free versions. If you didn't pay Amazon their ransom, they aren't just going to stop showing you ads out of the kindness of their hearts.

It looks like I’ve got it reversed. I already paid for ad removal ages ago. So my Kindle is qualified for the new feature. I can see others in the States have it running on theirs. I’ll just be patient until it’s my turn.

I did find this update posted 13 days ago that I thought others would like to see:

https://www.amazonforum.com/s/questi...k-cover-option

 Welcome to the Digital and Devices Forum!
 
New Display Cover Feature is available on select without-ads Kindle devices, including:
Kindle (8th and 10th gen),
Kindle Paperwhite (7th and 10th gen),
Kindle Oasis (8th, 9th, 10th gen), and
Kindle Voyage (7th gen).
 
We're rolling this feature out now in India and Mexico. It will be available in the coming weeks to customers globally on select without-ads Kindle devices.
 
To view book covers on your Kindle lock screen, you must enable the feature from your device Settings. 
Go to the Settings tab.
Select Device Options, and turn on the Display Cover option.
 
Our development team is still working on the feature and this is all the information available.

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[Cootey]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I believe that part of the original question involved paying to have ads removed vs. a device that was ad-free from the start. As far as I know it does not make any difference. Whether or not you get the new feature appears to be determined randomly for A/B testing purposes.

From what I read on that other forum, it doesn’t seem Amazon will draw a distinction between those Kindles that came ad free and those that had ads removed, but I could be wrong. Who knows? 🤷🏻*♂️


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[CathyA]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I believe that part of the original question involved paying to have ads removed vs. a device that was ad-free from the start. As far as I know it does not make any difference. Whether or not you get the new feature appears to be determined randomly for A/B testing purposes.

Actually, there is another aspect to this that I haven’t seen discussed. The cover lock screen is part of a new feature called Kindle Curator. For ad free devices it allows the cover display, but for devices with ads there is also new software to run more complex ad campaigns on the lock screen. Apparently no one has noticed that.

Yes, I have noticed a difference in ads recently; I just didn't know it was related to this feature. My ads now are on a black background and they have headlines like "Next In Series", "By the Same Author", "Recommended for You". Before the Kindle wakes up it has the recommended book's title centered on the screen and the star rating and number of reviews. After it wakes up, the ad changes to show a small cover image for the recommended book.

It's not very smart though. It's currently showing an ad for a book that's "Next in Series", but it's already on the Kindle. I bought the book through Google Play, converted it to AZW3, and sideloaded it.

I also saw a feature yesterday that I've never seen before. I have several sideloaded books in the same series and the Kindle offered to open the next book when I finished one. Amazon doesn't know I own any of these, so this feature is working independently of the Kindle store.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I believe that part of the original question involved paying to have ads removed vs. a device that was ad-free from the start. As far as I know it does not make any difference. Whether or not you get the new feature appears to be determined randomly for A/B testing purposes.

That never occurred to me. I would assume ad-free is ad-free, regardless.

[RetroEggy]

I purchased a kindle paperwhite with ads and had the ads removed after purchase (customer service even did it for free - very nice) and the lockscreen cover works fine for me (germany). I'm still working out the exact details of getting covers to work on sideloaded books, but so far, I've made pretty good experiences with converting books to azw3 through calibre and transferring them via usb.

[solitarywolf]

Upgraded my Voyage (7th gen) to 5.13.6 (the update after .5) and still no cover art for me. My kindle is ad-free. Amazon is so confusing on this "feature".

[sprite7]

I've got the cover feature today. Still, it's not working for like 70% of sideloaded azw3(kf8) books. Tried searching

;dm

for logs, got this in system logs:



Update2:
Tried random kf8 books:
1) Cover jpeg 1406x2000: showing
2) Cover jpeg 1200x1800: showing
3) Cover jpeg 1400x1990: not showing

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by sprite7

I've got the cover feature today. Still, it's not working for like 70% of sideloaded azw books. Tried searching
for logs, got this in system logs:

It's possible the cover feature doesn't work with Mobi.Try side loading KF8.

.azw = Mobi and .azw3 = KF8.