View books not in collection

Cath · 12-10-2014, 10:02 AM

Before this latest update, I could easily view which books weren't in any collection by choosing "books" and "collections". This still works for me in "on device" mode, but in cloud mode all my books are listed after the collections regardless of whether or not they're in a collection. Is there any way now to see which books are, so to speak, orphaned?

nynaevelan · 12-10-2014, 12:01 PM

Are you sure they are in a collection? This still works for me in cloud view. I had a few that "lost" their collection home, but once I fixed them, they work as they should.

Plumadona · 12-10-2014, 06:31 PM

I just posted a question about this yesterday on the Kindle Users forum. All my books are in collections but since the new update, Cloud view doesn't work the way it used to. All the Cloud books trail the collections, even though they're in those collections. Some answers were posted, but nothing helps. I think it's just a update software error, but I'd love to be proven wrong - let us know if you find a solution!

nynaevelan · 12-10-2014, 07:40 PM

I would suggest you put the trailers back into collections. I had a few that although they should be in collections they were not holding their collections. What I did was went in and took a few out and then put them back in, that forced the collections to start updating to Amazon's servers again. Once I did that, the view was back to the way it is supposed to be.

FWIW every update I always have anywhere from 5-15 books that lose their collections, it is usually the last ones I have purchased. I figured either they were not updated to the servers or the servers were out of date with my device.

Plumadona · 12-10-2014, 08:55 PM

Nyn, you are a genius! Just as you said, put some back and the rest disappeared - many thanks.
Plumadona

Cath · 12-12-2014, 05:07 AM

Ah, I see - if I reassign one to its correct collection (i.e. remove it from the collection, then add it back) it refreshes that entire collection

So I just need to do one book from each collection, and I'll be sorted. Thanks Nyn!

nynaevelan · 12-12-2014, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cath

Ah, I see - if I reassign one to its correct collection (i.e. remove it from the collection, then add it back) it refreshes that entire collection

So I just need to do one book from each collection, and I'll be sorted. Thanks Nyn!

You shouldn't need to do more than a few for it to re-sync all your collections. I don't know why it does this, it seems the e-ink devices are on some kind of delayed timer, whereas the tablets update in real time.

12-10-2014, 10:02 AM	#1
Cath Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle Basic 2014	View books not in collection Before this latest update, I could easily view which books weren't in any collection by choosing "books" and "collections". This still works for me in "on device" mode, but in cloud mode all my books are listed after the collections regardless of whether or not they're in a collection. Is there any way now to see which books are, so to speak, orphaned?

12-12-2014, 05:07 AM	#6
Cath Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle Basic 2014	Ah, I see - if I reassign one to its correct collection (i.e. remove it from the collection, then add it back) it refreshes that entire collection So I just need to do one book from each collection, and I'll be sorted. Thanks Nyn! Last edited by Cath; 12-12-2014 at 05:15 AM. Reason: Figured it out

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12-10-2014, 12:01 PM	#2
nynaevelan eBook Junkie Posts: 1,526 Karma: 1464018 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Fire 2020, Kindle PW2	Are you sure they are in a collection? This still works for me in cloud view. I had a few that "lost" their collection home, but once I fixed them, they work as they should.

12-10-2014, 06:31 PM	#3
Plumadona Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 615554 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle HD6, Kindle PW2, Sony PRS-T1, Nook NE1	I just posted a question about this yesterday on the Kindle Users forum. All my books are in collections but since the new update, Cloud view doesn't work the way it used to. All the Cloud books trail the collections, even though they're in those collections. Some answers were posted, but nothing helps. I think it's just a update software error, but I'd love to be proven wrong - let us know if you find a solution!

12-10-2014, 07:40 PM	#4
nynaevelan eBook Junkie Posts: 1,526 Karma: 1464018 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Fire 2020, Kindle PW2	I would suggest you put the trailers back into collections. I had a few that although they should be in collections they were not holding their collections. What I did was went in and took a few out and then put them back in, that forced the collections to start updating to Amazon's servers again. Once I did that, the view was back to the way it is supposed to be. FWIW every update I always have anywhere from 5-15 books that lose their collections, it is usually the last ones I have purchased. I figured either they were not updated to the servers or the servers were out of date with my device.

12-10-2014, 08:55 PM	#5
Plumadona Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 615554 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle HD6, Kindle PW2, Sony PRS-T1, Nook NE1	Nyn, you are a genius! Just as you said, put some back and the rest disappeared - many thanks. Plumadona

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