Unable to Search Within Books

HogDrvr · Today, 01:57 PM

I have a new, latest gen Paperwhite and I am unable to search for text within any books. I highlight a word in the book and choose Search and it comes up with zero results. I've tried searching for "The" and it finds zero results. I have tried with multiple books and all tell me zero results for known words. I have tried side loaded books as well as purchased Kindle books. I have reset the device but still no search. The books I assume are indexed as I don't get the "not yet indexed" warning that I do on some of the books.

Firmware: 5.16.9

HogDrvr · Today, 05:18 PM

Solved (somewhat)
Resetting the device did not make a difference. I had to factory reset the device before it would start searching again. What a pain!

j.p.s · Today, 05:29 PM

Kindles do not have factory reset. There is reset, which removes all user settings, content, and associated databases. And there is restart, which is a reboot.

HogDrvr · Today, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j.p.s

Kindles do not have factory reset. There is reset, which removes all user settings, content, and associated databases. And there is restart, which is a reboot.

Then why is it labeled "Factory Reset" in Settings>Device Options?

Today, 01:57 PM	#1
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	Unable to Search Within Books I have a new, latest gen Paperwhite and I am unable to search for text within any books. I highlight a word in the book and choose Search and it comes up with zero results. I've tried searching for "The" and it finds zero results. I have tried with multiple books and all tell me zero results for known words. I have tried side loaded books as well as purchased Kindle books. I have reset the device but still no search. The books I assume are indexed as I don't get the "not yet indexed" warning that I do on some of the books. Firmware: 5.16.9

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Today, 05:18 PM	#2
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	Solved (somewhat) Resetting the device did not make a difference. I had to factory reset the device before it would start searching again. What a pain!

Today, 05:29 PM	#3
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,332 Karma: 98809518 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	Kindles do not have factory reset. There is reset, which removes all user settings, content, and associated databases. And there is restart, which is a reboot.