Clara HD Clara Peculiarity

Calenorn · 09-17-2018, 09:08 AM

Here's a little oddity: The Clara HD home screen has a "My Books" pane in the mid-left. A sub-header displays the number of books. Last night my device showed 2100 books. This morning it was 2099. Right now it's 2096. I did not add or delete any books during that time.

On the "My Books" page, when I click on "Filter: All" the device tells me I have 2109 books.

Now, this is not a problem; everything seems to work just fine. But I wonder why it is happening.

Ripplinger · 09-17-2018, 01:41 PM

I never paid attention to that count. Could it be counting the unread books only in that number?

Calenorn · 09-17-2018, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ripplinger

I never paid attention to that count. Could it be counting the unread books only in that number?

Nope. The "Filter:All" in "My Books" lists numbers for "All," "Reading," "Unread," "Imported," and "Downloaded." The Home screen number doesn't match any of those. It's very odd.

Ripplinger · 09-17-2018, 02:22 PM

It's not just a Clara oddity then, it's happening on my Glo HD with 4.10.11655 firmware. I showed 1235 books under "My Books". Added another 8 books and it still says 1235. Marked all books in a particular series from unread to read, and it still says 1235.

I have no idea how Kobo comes up with that number. I'll continue to ignore it as I have done in the past.

Calenorn · 09-17-2018, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ripplinger

It's not just a Clara oddity then, it's happening on my Glo HD with 4.10.11655 firmware. I showed 1235 books under "My Books". Added another 8 books and it still says 1235. Marked all books in a particular series from unread to read, and it still says 1235.

I have no idea how Kobo comes up with that number. I'll continue to ignore it as I have done in the past.

I'm wondering whether it only updates the number occasionally. Like maybe only on a sync.

Barbara1955 · 09-17-2018, 03:33 PM

Does it ReBoot after you add or delete ebooks? My numbers rarely go down & I know I have More than it says... I Love Box Sets no matter how many books in the box it only counts as 1 book...Calibre & the Kobo Both agree to how many ebooks I have.

Calenorn · 09-17-2018, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbara1955

Does it ReBoot after you add or delete ebooks? My numbers rarely go down & I know I have More than it says... I Love Box Sets no matter how many books in the box it only counts as 1 book...Calibre & the Kobo Both agree to how many ebooks I have.

No, I've been able to add and delete books without having the device reboot.

Barbara1955 · 09-17-2018, 04:15 PM

That's why the Numbers are Not accurate! You need to Re-boot

DNSB · 09-17-2018, 04:26 PM

Currently my Clara HD says I have 9183 books loaded. At 5 books per page, that should give me 1837 pages in the library with only 3 books on the last page. This is exactly what I am seeing. I removed 4 previews leftover from borrowed library books and I now have 1836 pages with 4 books on the last page.

No reboot was necessary. If a reboot was required, I would be very worried about my database health.

Barbara1955 · 09-17-2018, 05:04 PM

IF you side loaded thru your PC then it most likely rebooted when you disconnected for the PC.
1st thing Any Tech will tell you when something doesn't work is to Re-Boot.

DNSB · 09-17-2018, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbara1955

IF you side loaded thru your PC then it most likely rebooted when you disconnected for the PC.
1st thing Any Tech will tell you when something doesn't work is to Re-Boot.

The last time my Clara HD rebooted was when I updated the firmware and that was an OTA update. Otherwise, it goes to sleep but does not power off. After transferring books over USB, I do get the importing content screen but that is not a reboot.

As for rebooting? I've made my living from computers for more years that I care to remember so yes, I know that advice. I also know when it is not going to help to do a reboot.

Ripplinger · 09-17-2018, 06:59 PM

As luck would have it, a book got "stuck" on the reader where nothing worked. I turned it fully off with the switch, then back on, and now it says 1234 books under "My Books" (it was as 1235 before that).

If I go into my library on the reader, it says 1255 books in the filter list, and that's exactly what it adds up to on the reader, 1255 books. It's just the number on the home screen that has a mind of its own.

John F · 09-17-2018, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbara1955

IF you side loaded thru your PC then it most likely rebooted when you disconnected for the PC.
...

That doesn't sound right. Side loading doesn't normally trigger a re-boot, if it does, as has been implied, there is probably something wrong.

Side loading normally triggers a rescan (not a re-boot), at least for all the Kobo's I've had and all the Kobo firmwares I've used.

HLS · 09-17-2018, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Calenorn

Here's a little oddity: The Clara HD home screen has a "My Books" pane in the mid-left. A sub-header displays the number of books. Last night my device showed 2100 books. This morning it was 2099. Right now it's 2096. I did not add or delete any books during that time.

On the "My Books" page, when I click on "Filter: All" the device tells me I have 2109 books.

Now, this is not a problem; everything seems to work just fine. But I wonder why it is happening.

Library books returning automatically perhaps??

2000 books is impressive. I thought my 300 was a lot

09-17-2018, 09:08 AM	#1
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,200 Karma: 8710811 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Clara Peculiarity Here's a little oddity: The Clara HD home screen has a "My Books" pane in the mid-left. A sub-header displays the number of books. Last night my device showed 2100 books. This morning it was 2099. Right now it's 2096. I did not add or delete any books during that time. On the "My Books" page, when I click on "Filter: All" the device tells me I have 2109 books. Now, this is not a problem; everything seems to work just fine. But I wonder why it is happening. Last edited by Calenorn; 09-17-2018 at 09:16 AM.

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09-17-2018, 01:41 PM	#2
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	I never paid attention to that count. Could it be counting the unread books only in that number?

09-17-2018, 02:22 PM	#4
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	It's not just a Clara oddity then, it's happening on my Glo HD with 4.10.11655 firmware. I showed 1235 books under "My Books". Added another 8 books and it still says 1235. Marked all books in a particular series from unread to read, and it still says 1235. I have no idea how Kobo comes up with that number. I'll continue to ignore it as I have done in the past.

09-17-2018, 03:33 PM	#6
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Does it ReBoot after you add or delete ebooks? My numbers rarely go down & I know I have More than it says... I Love Box Sets no matter how many books in the box it only counts as 1 book...Calibre & the Kobo Both agree to how many ebooks I have.

09-17-2018, 04:15 PM	#8
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	That's why the Numbers are Not accurate! You need to Re-boot

09-17-2018, 04:26 PM	#9
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 42,864 Karma: 163745982 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Currently my Clara HD says I have 9183 books loaded. At 5 books per page, that should give me 1837 pages in the library with only 3 books on the last page. This is exactly what I am seeing. I removed 4 previews leftover from borrowed library books and I now have 1836 pages with 4 books on the last page. No reboot was necessary. If a reboot was required, I would be very worried about my database health.

09-17-2018, 05:04 PM	#10
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	IF you side loaded thru your PC then it most likely rebooted when you disconnected for the PC. 1st thing Any Tech will tell you when something doesn't work is to Re-Boot.

09-17-2018, 06:59 PM	#12
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	As luck would have it, a book got "stuck" on the reader where nothing worked. I turned it fully off with the switch, then back on, and now it says 1234 books under "My Books" (it was as 1235 before that). If I go into my library on the reader, it says 1255 books in the filter list, and that's exactly what it adds up to on the reader, 1255 books. It's just the number on the home screen that has a mind of its own.

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