Firmware Update 5.4.2 has arrived with Goodreads integration - Page 19

peaceridge · 12-03-2013, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I find Calibre plugboards an excellent substitute for collections. I have 800-odd books on my PW2.

Did you jb your PW2? What plugboard do you use? I was waiting for collections/folders for the jb before I did it, but maybe this is a solution until then.

HarryT · 12-03-2013, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by peaceridge

Did you jb your PW2? What plugboard do you use? I was waiting for collections/folders for the jb before I did it, but maybe this is a solution until then.

No, I don't use JB. I use plugboards to add the series name and number to the book title - that's all that I personally require.

peaceridge · 12-03-2013, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No, I don't use JB. I use plugboards to add the series name and number to the book title - that's all that I personally require.

Ok, I do that, also - but, I have favorites that I read from time to time and don't want to page through all the other to get to them, and search seems a bit slow. Thanks for the quick reply.

HarryT · 12-03-2013, 08:04 AM

Searching for books is a lot better on the PW2, with the new search option for only searching author/title rather than the text of books.

booklover6 · 12-03-2013, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I find Calibre plugboards an excellent substitute for collections. I have 800-odd books on my PW2.

Yes, I use the plugboards and it works wonderfully. I will experiment with adding more. My Kobo Glo just froze up on me. Grr!

soulfuldog · 12-03-2013, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

I know what you mean. My PW2 is lightning fast, in part because I only have 18 items on it. I now have "cover view" on, since I don't have any collections. I'm not going to do any collections until those redundant pop up messages are removed (either in the next update, or by a hack).

I've not updated the firmware yet (and so far it hasn't happened on the two occasions I've connected to Amazon servers), but even so, I'm waiting for a fix before using collections again just in case the 5.4.2 firmware gets installed with a OTA update. I don't store a lot of books on my Kindle, but I mostly sideload and don't want any of this nonsense the new firmware brings.

nynaevelan · 12-03-2013, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I find Calibre plugboards an excellent substitute for collections. I have 800-odd books on my PW2.

I use the plugboards as well, which helped me to recreate my collections so quickly. However I do not see how that will help me without the collections, I do not want to scroll through 90 something pages without the collections.

nynaevelan · 12-03-2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

My solution, don't use any collections. Not exactly what I want, but better than all those redundant pop up messages.

They will need to do more than get rid of the popups, because if you make the mistake of de-registering your device, all the non-Amazon books will no longer be in collections. I get why they will not save them to the cloud, but there should be something on the device that remembers the collections of these books, especially since you are re-registering it back to the same account. I plan on sending in another feedback to Amazon letting them know that they need to give us back something for our Non-Cloud books.

HarryT · 12-03-2013, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

I use the plugboards as well, which helped me to recreate my collections so quickly. However I do not see how that will help me without the collections, I do not want to scroll through 90 something pages without the collections.

I don't scroll. I have my books sorted by author, and if I want a particular author I go directly there. If I want a series, I use search to find the series name which the plugboard's put into the title.

Stingo · 12-03-2013, 02:15 PM

Just sent Amazon Support another message regarding 5.4.2 firmware. The more activity they see perhaps the sooner they will address.

Skydog · 12-03-2013, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

After spending a week fixing and fine tuning my collections which Amazon's assinine 5.4.2 update fudged up, don't you know it, I get an email from Kindlean stating they have updated the program and now it works for the Paperwhite again. UGH, some days I really hate electronic devices and all their crappy software!!

So the collections mess has been fixed by Amazon?

booklover6 · 12-03-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Skydog

So the collections mess has been fixed by Amazon?

What gave you that idea??

JSWolf · 12-03-2013, 10:23 PM

The way I look at it, until Amazon resolves this cloud nightmare, you'd be best to forgo syncing by keeping WIFI/3G off otherwise you risk maybe a firmware update that's going to have this cloud nightmare. I would say keep WIFI/3G off for the Touch & PW1.

eschwartz · 12-04-2013, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The way I look at it, until Amazon resolves this cloud nightmare, you'd be best to forgo syncing by keeping WIFI/3G off otherwise you risk maybe a firmware update that's going to have this cloud nightmare. I would say keep WIFI/3G off for the Touch & PW1.

Or downgrade when you get it. I have all the update.bins that I ever downloaded still saved.

aceflor · 12-04-2013, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

Or downgrade when you get it. I have all the update.bins that I ever downloaded still saved.

Now.. that's grand, as there never was a 5.4.0 bin....

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12-03-2013, 08:04 AM	#274
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Searching for books is a lot better on the PW2, with the new search option for only searching author/title rather than the text of books.

12-03-2013, 02:15 PM	#280
Stingo Fanatic Posts: 559 Karma: 1334691 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami Device: KH2O, KPW2, KDXG, KPW1, K3, S505	Just sent Amazon Support another message regarding 5.4.2 firmware. The more activity they see perhaps the sooner they will address.

12-03-2013, 10:23 PM	#283
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,035 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The way I look at it, until Amazon resolves this cloud nightmare, you'd be best to forgo syncing by keeping WIFI/3G off otherwise you risk maybe a firmware update that's going to have this cloud nightmare. I would say keep WIFI/3G off for the Touch & PW1.

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