Notice from Amazon Cloud Drive About Send to Kindle

odamizu · 04-18-2016, 12:00 AM

I received this odd notice in my Amazon Cloud Drive "Send to Kindle" folder (it was actually a Word doc in the folder; no email):

Quote:

Hello,

Starting on April 14, 2016, personal documents sent to your registered Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers, and Kindle reading apps using Send to Kindle will no longer be automatically added to your Amazon Cloud Drive account. While Send to Kindle services will continue to deliver your documents to your registered Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers, and Kindle reading apps, it will now archive your documents only to your Kindle Library.

You’ll still be able to read your existing personal documents on your registered Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers, and Kindle reading apps and all of your currently stored personal documents that are in your Cloud Drive will remain there. However, any changes you make to personal documents currently stored in your Cloud Drive will only be reflected in your Amazon Cloud Drive and in the corresponding documents on supported Fire tablets, which are visible in the Docs tab. They will not be reflected in the Manage Your Content and Devices page and any documents delivered from there.

You can view and manage your Send to Kindle documents by going to Manage Your Content and Devices (www.amazon.com/mycd).

To learn more about Send to Kindle, go to:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle

Sincerely,
Amazon Cloud Drive

Sorry for being dense, but I don't really understand what's changed. I've sent a couple documents to Send to Kindle, and they still show up in my Send to Kindle folder on Cloud drive as well as on my Kindle. So what's different?

Cinisajoy · 04-18-2016, 12:02 AM

It means while the documents may be there, any changes you make on whichever app won't change in the cloud.

eschwartz · 04-18-2016, 12:14 AM

It means your Kindle Personal Documents will no longer be added to Amazon's homegrown Dropbox competitor.

Wow -- we all care.

Josieb1 · 04-18-2016, 02:53 AM

I use Send to Kindle to keep my iphone/iPad and Voyage synced. I sent a document at the weekend but didn't get that message. I also don't understand what it means either.

odamizu · 04-18-2016, 02:58 AM

Apparently, my densitude knows no bounds, because I still don't understand what's changed, despite the kind attempts to explain above.

When I send personal documents (dual-mobi) to Send to Kindle, they appear on my Voyage, they appear in the "Send to Kindle" folder in Amazon Cloud Drive, they appear on "Manage your content and devices" page. So what has changed? As far as I can tell there's no difference

Josieb1 · 04-18-2016, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odamizu

Apparently, my densitude knows no bounds, because I still don't understand what's changed, despite the kind attempts to explain above.

When I send personal documents (dual-mobi) to Send to Kindle, they appear on my Voyage, they appear in the "Send to Kindle" folder in Amazon Cloud Drive, they appear on "Manage your content and devices" page. So what has changed? As far as I can tell there's no difference

The only thing I can think of is syncing pages read. Its working fine this morning for books sent before the 14th but I haven't started reading the book sent on the 15th. I'm in the UK so I don't know if what you saw is specific to your country (assuming not the UK) as I didn't get a notice. Also I don’t actually use the Amazon Cloud, or at least I don't pay for it, so again not sure if it's something specific to anyone paying for Amazon's cloud service.

Josieb1 · 04-18-2016, 03:21 AM

I just signed in to my Cloud Drive and it says it's empty therefore Send to Kindle must not be stored there as I have over 300 ebooks sent as Personal Documents.

oblox · 04-18-2016, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I just signed in to my Cloud Drive and it says it's empty therefore Send to Kindle must not be stored there as I have over 300 ebooks sent as Personal Documents.

Mine still had all my send to kindle docs in, I deleted them all and they went from my kindle docs. Decided to just clear it out as I dont use them and they just interfere with searches.

badgoodDeb · 04-18-2016, 01:38 PM

Maybe what we're all missing is - what other usage is there for amazon's Cloud Drive, besides our Kindles? We only use it for our kindle documents. Does amazon expect us to use the Could drive for something else?

Barbara1955 · 04-18-2016, 02:28 PM

Mine has any photos I take with my Fire 10 or Phone. I don't use it for anything else.
Sounds to me Amazon going to Discontinue the Service you best be backing you e-books up else where. IMO

badgoodDeb · 04-18-2016, 03:23 PM

Aren't they still charging for the Cloud service? They want people to actively use it. Or, they used to, anyway. They just weren't considering our kindle books as part of that, as our kindle usage was "bought" with our kindle purchase.

Atunah · 04-18-2016, 03:31 PM

Well I pay for the yearly amazon cloud service, so its still there. Its the cheapest I could find since Dropbox is like twice as much.

I use send to kindle for books I get in other places converted to mobi and also recipes. I use both the desktop version and and the chrome add on. So far I haven't noticed a difference. I haven't uploaded anything though in a few days as far as personal document goes.

odamizu · 04-18-2016, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

The only thing I can think of is syncing pages read. Its working fine this morning for books sent before the 14th but I haven't started reading the book sent on the 15th ...

Hmmm. Sync is still working for me for books sent after the 14th.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I just signed in to my Cloud Drive and it says it's empty therefore Send to Kindle must not be stored there as I have over 300 ebooks sent as Personal Documents.

That's interesting. It also makes sense as far as what the notice said. New personal docs are still showing up in my Send-to-Kindle folder on Cloud Drive, even for docs sent after 4/14, but maybe they just haven't gotten to turning it off for me?

Atunah · 04-18-2016, 10:19 PM

So I did some send to kindle today and what I can say is that those docs do not show up in my amazon cloud drive send to kindle folder anymore. But they do in my manage my devices page on amazon. I think they are just separating the kindle things out of the cloud drive. They are still backed up in my manage kindle pages.

its kind of fine for me as long as I can still access them to other kindle devices. I mean I could not do that anyway from the cloud drive. Send the docs to other devices that is.

odamizu · 04-18-2016, 11:47 PM

@Atunah: Thanks for that info. I just sent a personal doc and it still showed up in my Amazon Cloud Drive Send to Kindle folder, but based on what you and others have found, I'm guessing that won't continue for long. However, it doesn't bother me as long as I can still access these docs on all my devices and WhisperSync still works

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04-18-2016, 12:02 AM	#2
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	It means while the documents may be there, any changes you make on whichever app won't change in the cloud.

04-18-2016, 12:14 AM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	It means your Kindle Personal Documents will no longer be added to Amazon's homegrown Dropbox competitor. Wow -- we all care.

04-18-2016, 02:53 AM	#4
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2, Clara BW	I use Send to Kindle to keep my iphone/iPad and Voyage synced. I sent a document at the weekend but didn't get that message. I also don't understand what it means either.

04-18-2016, 02:58 AM	#5
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,848 Karma: 8006346 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	Apparently, my densitude knows no bounds, because I still don't understand what's changed, despite the kind attempts to explain above. When I send personal documents (dual-mobi) to Send to Kindle, they appear on my Voyage, they appear in the "Send to Kindle" folder in Amazon Cloud Drive, they appear on "Manage your content and devices" page. So what has changed? As far as I can tell there's no difference

04-18-2016, 03:21 AM	#7
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2, Clara BW	I just signed in to my Cloud Drive and it says it's empty therefore Send to Kindle must not be stored there as I have over 300 ebooks sent as Personal Documents.

04-18-2016, 01:38 PM	#9
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,574 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Maybe what we're all missing is - what other usage is there for amazon's Cloud Drive, besides our Kindles? We only use it for our kindle documents. Does amazon expect us to use the Could drive for something else?

04-18-2016, 02:28 PM	#10
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Mine has any photos I take with my Fire 10 or Phone. I don't use it for anything else. Sounds to me Amazon going to Discontinue the Service you best be backing you e-books up else where. IMO

04-18-2016, 03:23 PM	#11
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,574 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Aren't they still charging for the Cloud service? They want people to actively use it. Or, they used to, anyway. They just weren't considering our kindle books as part of that, as our kindle usage was "bought" with our kindle purchase.

04-18-2016, 03:31 PM	#12
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	Well I pay for the yearly amazon cloud service, so its still there. Its the cheapest I could find since Dropbox is like twice as much. I use send to kindle for books I get in other places converted to mobi and also recipes. I use both the desktop version and and the chrome add on. So far I haven't noticed a difference. I haven't uploaded anything though in a few days as far as personal document goes.

04-18-2016, 10:19 PM	#14
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	So I did some send to kindle today and what I can say is that those docs do not show up in my amazon cloud drive send to kindle folder anymore. But they do in my manage my devices page on amazon. I think they are just separating the kindle things out of the cloud drive. They are still backed up in my manage kindle pages. its kind of fine for me as long as I can still access them to other kindle devices. I mean I could not do that anyway from the cloud drive. Send the docs to other devices that is.

04-18-2016, 11:47 PM	#15
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,848 Karma: 8006346 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	@Atunah: Thanks for that info. I just sent a personal doc and it still showed up in my Amazon Cloud Drive Send to Kindle folder, but based on what you and others have found, I'm guessing that won't continue for long. However, it doesn't bother me as long as I can still access these docs on all my devices and WhisperSync still works