From 44ff219eadada087cde8f14d0cbd59e8ef814019 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 13:10:08 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ entry documenting Amazon's broken Kindle indexer --- manual/faq.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/manual/faq.rst b/manual/faq.rst index d3e2cdd57b..ec8a8e01cb 100644 --- a/manual/faq.rst +++ b/manual/faq.rst @@ -565,6 +565,22 @@ problem for *some* calibre users. * Try resetting the Kobo (sometimes this cures the problem for a little while, but then it re-appears, in which case you have to reset again and again) * Try only putting one or two books onto the Kobo at a time and do not keep large collections on the Kobo + +I tansferred some books to my Kindle using calibre and they did not show up? +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Books sent to the Kindle only show up on the Kindle after they have been +*indexed* by the Kindle. This can take some time. If the book still does not +show up after some time, then it is likely that the Kindle indexer crashed. +Sometimes a particular book can cause the indexer to crash. Unfortunately, Amazon has +not provided any way to deduce which book is causing a crash on the Kindle. +Your only recourse is to either reset the Kindle, or delete all files from its +memory using Windows Explorer (or whatever file manager you use) and then send +the books to it again, one by one, until you discover the problem book. Once +you have found the problem book, delete it off the Kindle and do a MOBI to MOBI +or MOBI to AZW3 conversion in calibre and then send it back. This will most +likely take care of the problem. + Library Management ------------------