Remove book covers

Breathinlady · 10-06-2016, 03:45 PM

Need to get rid of unwanted book covers on a Kindle I am giving to an elderly lady, totally illiterate when it comes to computers. I only want her to see the books that are downloaded. She does not have an internet connection, so anything that is on the screen MUST work.

I can only check off 1 book and the the garbage can after that I am unable to delete book without going out of BOOKS and back in...any help?

Thanks

JSWolf · 10-06-2016, 04:50 PM

Just do a reset to wipe the Kindle.

jswinden · 10-08-2016, 12:39 PM

Resetting the Kindle will wipe off everything. I don't think that is what you want to do. Which Kindle model is it? Is the device a Kindle eInk or a Kindle Fire? I'm thinking you only want to have her be able to view books that have been downloaded to the Kindle. You seem to want to hide books that are in the Kindle cloud, that is, located in the Amazon servers. Depending on which Kindle you have, you need to set the Kindle to show only Downloaded books. Then you need to turn OFF the WiFi so the Kindle cannot connect to the cloud storage. Additionally, you might want to use the Parental Controls to restrict her from accessing the server (cloud). I've never used the parental controls, so perhaps someone who has can better explain them.

Breathinlady · 10-12-2016, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

Resetting the Kindle will wipe off everything. I don't think that is what you want to do. Which Kindle model is it? Is the device a Kindle eInk or a Kindle Fire? I'm thinking you only want to have her be able to view books that have been downloaded to the Kindle. You seem to want to hide books that are in the Kindle cloud, that is, located in the Amazon servers. Depending on which Kindle you have, you need to set the Kindle to show only Downloaded books. Then you need to turn OFF the WiFi so the Kindle cannot connect to the cloud storage. Additionally, you might want to use the Parental Controls to restrict her from accessing the server (cloud). I've never used the parental controls, so perhaps someone who has can better explain them.

Th'anks, this is what I needed and it fixed my problem. Some how my friend managed to get the Fire 7 into ''safe mode'' I didn't even know one could do that. Thanks again for the info as I did NOT want to factory reset and then have to download all the apps.

skidog · 04-05-2019, 10:09 AM

I have a similar problem, where all my wife's covers show up on my home page. If I go to BOOKS and select DEVICE then just my books show. This is what I want BUT, on the home page, which opens on start-up, our libraries are all mixed up. I've tried turning off the WiFi, but this has no effect. (sure seems like it should though)

skidog · 04-05-2019, 10:24 AM

I really wanted to delete my previous post but hovering over EDIT shows EDIT/DELETE MESSAGE but there is then no apparent way to actually delete it.

skidog · 04-05-2019, 10:29 AM

I'm hoping that it just removes titles from the home page on my device, without affecting their availability on other shared devices. If this is correct, I've solved my problem, but I'm hesitant to remove them until someone confirms this for me.https://mobileread.cdn.speedyrails.n...t/thankyou.gif

Barbara1955 · 04-05-2019, 12:51 PM

IF you hit Remove form Carousel that's what it does IT Does Not Remove From Device unless you tap on that in the Drop down menu.

To see ALL Downloaded ebooks & Those Not down loaded that you purchased from Amazon. Go to Books at the top > Above the carousel. Side loaded ebooks you remove will need to be Re- Side loaded thru your PC

skidog · 04-12-2019, 10:06 AM

Got it! Thank you for your help.
-Even-Less-Techy.

10-06-2016, 03:45 PM	#1
Breathinlady Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 2968914 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Indiana Device: K3, Kindle Fire HD,HD6,10HD,2 Fire Phones iPod touch, iPad3, Nexus 10	Remove book covers Need to get rid of unwanted book covers on a Kindle I am giving to an elderly lady, totally illiterate when it comes to computers. I only want her to see the books that are downloaded. She does not have an internet connection, so anything that is on the screen MUST work. I can only check off 1 book and the the garbage can after that I am unable to delete book without going out of BOOKS and back in...any help? Thanks

10-08-2016, 12:39 PM	#3
jswinden Nameless Being	Resetting the Kindle will wipe off everything. I don't think that is what you want to do. Which Kindle model is it? Is the device a Kindle eInk or a Kindle Fire? I'm thinking you only want to have her be able to view books that have been downloaded to the Kindle. You seem to want to hide books that are in the Kindle cloud, that is, located in the Amazon servers. Depending on which Kindle you have, you need to set the Kindle to show only Downloaded books. Then you need to turn OFF the WiFi so the Kindle cannot connect to the cloud storage. Additionally, you might want to use the Parental Controls to restrict her from accessing the server (cloud). I've never used the parental controls, so perhaps someone who has can better explain them. Last edited by jswinden; 10-08-2016 at 12:45 PM.

04-05-2019, 10:09 AM	#5
skidog Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kindle Fire	Want local books only on home page I have a similar problem, where all my wife's covers show up on my home page. If I go to BOOKS and select DEVICE then just my books show. This is what I want BUT, on the home page, which opens on start-up, our libraries are all mixed up. I've tried turning off the WiFi, but this has no effect. (sure seems like it should though) Last edited by skidog; 04-05-2019 at 10:22 AM. Reason: I think I may have figured this out

04-05-2019, 10:29 AM	#7
skidog Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kindle Fire	What does REMOVE FROM CAROUSEL do? I'm hoping that it just removes titles from the home page on my device, without affecting their availability on other shared devices. If this is correct, I've solved my problem, but I'm hesitant to remove them until someone confirms this for me.https://mobileread.cdn.speedyrails.n...t/thankyou.gif

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10-06-2016, 04:50 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,565 Karma: 129670952 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Just do a reset to wipe the Kindle.

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skidog Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kindle Fire	I really wanted to delete my previous post but hovering over EDIT shows EDIT/DELETE MESSAGE but there is then no apparent way to actually delete it.

04-05-2019, 12:51 PM	#8
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	IF you hit Remove form Carousel that's what it does IT Does Not Remove From Device unless you tap on that in the Drop down menu. To see ALL Downloaded ebooks & Those Not down loaded that you purchased from Amazon. Go to Books at the top > Above the carousel. Side loaded ebooks you remove will need to be Re- Side loaded thru your PC

04-12-2019, 10:06 AM	#9
skidog Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kindle Fire	Got it! Thank you for your help. -Even-Less-Techy.