Downloading updated ebooks: Kobo and Amazon

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by murg

Probably because it doesn't exist.

I think that Truck Gardens are a US thing, with the British having a completely different name for them.

Then, if you automatically translate Truck to Lorry, Truck Garden becomes Lorry Garden, which is a term that doesn't seem to exist.

Do a Wikipedia search on Truck Garden and Lorry Garden to see the differences.

The same sort of thing may be to automatically change Trunk to Boot and Hood to Bonnet. Then we'd get Steamer Boots, Boxing Boots and Little Red Riding Bonnet.

I figured it was a global replace when I first saw it--so you would not only have to understand Truck and Truck Garden, but thanks to their helpful insistence on translations, you'd have to know what a lorry was and then guess that Lorry Garden was a mistakenly translated term...

[Fbone]

I never heard of the term "truck garden" so I looked it up. Apparently, it's a regional expression.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by Justy

I enjoyed most of the changes she made. I think maybe I don't use cell phones as much as the younger folks do because it was a bit jarring when Nita used hers as an alarm clock instead of having a separate clock/radio. Otherwise it was nice to see updated computers and ebook readers in use in the books. I think Diane Duane did what she intended, they are just modernized versions of the original books. The main positive change is that Dairine has a consistent age throughout the books instead of getting younger and older as the books change.

Hmm, I will have to put them on my Todo list, hopefully I get around to them before they are obsolete again.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Fbone

I never heard of the term "truck garden" so I looked it up. Apparently, it's a regional expression.

It appears to be what would be called a "Market Garden" in Britain.

[Red Falcon]

I updated a couple art books I got in 2012 on Amazon last week.The only way I knew there where updates available was because I was looking for Japanese Woodblock art books and saw that the publisher of these was updating there older books with High-Res images and more content.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by Red Falcon

I updated a couple art books I got in 2012 on Amazon last week.The only way I knew there where updates available was because I was looking for Japanese Woodblock art books and saw that the publisher of these was updating there older books with High-Res images and more content.

Yup, the "process" is slow at best and perhaps doesn't work at all. I sent in my "ticket" to have my updates looked at for possible "notification" of some kind...and they said it would take 4 weeks to decide. Of course, it's only been 2 weeks, but I wonder if they will even notify me that they are done looking at it...

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Red Falcon

I updated a couple art books I got in 2012 on Amazon last week.The only way I knew there where updates available was because I was looking for Japanese Woodblock art books and saw that the publisher of these was updating there older books with High-Res images and more content.

Have you got "Automatic Updates" enabled on the MYK page? I typically get 2 or 3 updated books sent to me every week.

[disconnected]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Have you got "Automatic Updates" enabled on the MYK page? I typically get 2 or 3 updated books sent to me every week.

Where do the updated versions get sent? I always download my books for USB transfer and sideload my Kindles from Calibre. I never turn wifi on so I've always thought there was no way for me to use the auto update service.

[eschwartz]

They get sent over WiFi. AFAIK they don't even email you to let you know there is an update, let alone email the updated version.

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

They get sent over WiFi. AFAIK they don't even email you to let you know there is an update, let alone email the updated version.

If you have a device or App that will show you your cloud by 'recent' the updates will pop to the top.

In the same way they turn up on the Fire Carousel.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

If you have a device or App that will show you your cloud by 'recent' the updates will pop to the top.

In the same way they turn up on the Fire Carousel.

That requires WiFi.

[disconnected]

Thanks Little.Egret.

I never thought of that. I do have the app on my phone. I rarely use it but it should work to check for the updates. The first pass will take a while but after that I should be able to keep up with it.

[BearMountainBooks]

Well, they will send an email SOMETIMES. I've gotten an email before. But it's rare. I think the changes have to be pretty large or the publisher has to request it. I'm not sure, but I know it can happen because I've gotten two emails letting me know a book had been updated.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by disconnected

Where do the updated versions get sent? I always download my books for USB transfer and sideload my Kindles from Calibre. I never turn wifi on so I've always thought there was no way for me to use the auto update service.

They get sent to wherever you sent the original book to. I send all my books to "Kindle for PC", so that's where I get my updates. It's not necessary to have WiFi turned on on your Kindle.

[disconnected]

Originally Posted by HarryT

They get sent to wherever you sent the original book to. I send all my books to "Kindle for PC", so that's where I get my updates. It's not necessary to have WiFi turned on on your Kindle.

Thanks. I uninstalled my Kindle for PC app a while ago because in some bizarre way it caused my plugins to stop working. I know that makes no sense but the plugins not only stopped working for Kindle books but for all other formats as well. After the panic-attack subsided I uninstalled Kindle for PC rather than trying to debug because I didn't want to make things worse. As soon as I uninstalled it the plugins started working again.