Amazon removed books from my Kindle - Page 33

fiver22 · 07-31-2024, 07:31 PM

A few days ago, maybe a week. Lost all sideloaded books. This is apparently still happening :/

JSWolf · 07-31-2024, 07:57 PM

It's time to dump the Kindle and move to Kobo where Amazon has no access to any eBooks on a Kobo.

DJUNGELSKOG · 08-02-2024, 03:47 AM

I'm actually glad that mine died. I have replaced it with a Pocketbook and I couldn't be happier.

MrSlow&Steady · 08-02-2024, 07:32 AM

I feel concerned that Amazon is catching up to people downloading free ebooks and is purposefully making it harder for us to have nice things. Like I am trying to download books from calibre into my Kindle and it's not working.

Sirtel · 08-02-2024, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSlow&Steady

I feel concerned that Amazon is catching up to people downloading free ebooks and is purposefully making it harder for us to have nice things. Like I am trying to download books from calibre into my Kindle and it's not working.

Are you trying to load epubs, by any chance? Those won't work.

MrSlow&Steady · 08-02-2024, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Are you trying to load epubs, by any chance? Those won't work.

No, mobis. And sometime AZW3 files, but rarely those.

hondabf · 08-04-2024, 05:26 AM

Maybe it's time to actively tell people to only sideload their books with the PDOC tag set? (KF8 and CDETYPE set to PDOC?).

I mean Calibre setting the EBOK tag by default it's still in the end, a trick done to the device into believing a book is actually a purchase, which I believe it's something Amazon has started to not like.

Sending the books as PDOC might be a trick too, but as jhowell reported, their PDOC books weren't removed.

If PDOC books do still get removed, then we can finally conclude the bug/whatever-hidden-feature-amazon-added affects all manually sidelaoded books regardless of metadata and advice to stop sideloading.

kbullet · Today, 12:14 AM

After a few months of testing, my finding is just do not turn off wifi for a prolonged period of time. My sideloaded books are still intact after few months with wifi on. Switching on the wifi from a prolonged period from airplane mode will somehow nuke all the sideloaded books.

Quoth · Today, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSlow&Steady

I feel concerned that Amazon is catching up to people downloading free ebooks and is purposefully making it harder for us to have nice things. Like I am trying to download books from calibre into my Kindle and it's not working.

No, it's a bug that Amazon is deleting ebooks.

Inability to copy from Calibre to Kindle is something else.

07-31-2024, 07:31 PM	#481
fiver22 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 471552 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: ipod touch, pc, kindle, stanza, shubook, hp touchpad , moon+	happened to my mom A few days ago, maybe a week. Lost all sideloaded books. This is apparently still happening :/

08-04-2024, 05:26 AM	#487
hondabf Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Kindle PW4	Maybe it's time to actively tell people to only sideload their books with the PDOC tag set? (KF8 and CDETYPE set to PDOC?). I mean Calibre setting the EBOK tag by default it's still in the end, a trick done to the device into believing a book is actually a purchase, which I believe it's something Amazon has started to not like. Sending the books as PDOC might be a trick too, but as jhowell reported, their PDOC books weren't removed. If PDOC books do still get removed, then we can finally conclude the bug/whatever-hidden-feature-amazon-added affects all manually sidelaoded books regardless of metadata and advice to stop sideloading. Last edited by hondabf; 08-04-2024 at 03:22 PM.

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07-31-2024, 07:57 PM	#482
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 75,407 Karma: 133807966 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It's time to dump the Kindle and move to Kobo where Amazon has no access to any eBooks on a Kobo.

08-02-2024, 03:47 AM	#483
DJUNGELSKOG Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 438804 Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Belgium / Vlaanderen Device: Libra 2/Vivlio Light HD	I'm actually glad that mine died. I have replaced it with a Pocketbook and I couldn't be happier.

08-02-2024, 07:32 AM	#484
MrSlow&Steady Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Kindle	I feel concerned that Amazon is catching up to people downloading free ebooks and is purposefully making it harder for us to have nice things. Like I am trying to download books from calibre into my Kindle and it's not working.

Today, 12:14 AM	#488
kbullet Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Paperwhite 11, Oasis 3	After a few months of testing, my finding is just do not turn off wifi for a prolonged period of time. My sideloaded books are still intact after few months with wifi on. Switching on the wifi from a prolonged period from airplane mode will somehow nuke all the sideloaded books.