Calibre Collections not showing on Kindle PW

[glossel]

Hi! I've been doing some reading on here and I'm confused. I thought Kindle Collections on Calibre was working on Paperwhite now but maybe I'm mistaken. I just switched from Kindle Keyboard to PW yesterday. I have been using Kindle Collections to create and transfer collections to my Kindle Keyboard. When I received my new Paperwhite2 yesterday I re-ran the Calibre Welcome Wizard and changed the selection to Paperwhite. I connected the Paperwhite and utilized Kindle Collections. It showed all the collections were created on the Paperwhite. I also clicked on "Edit Kindle Collections Manually" to verify the books were in their respective collections. Everything looks to be in order. But when I eject my Paperwhite and restart it, there are no collections on the Paperwhite. The sort by "Collections" is not a clickable option and if I press and hold on a book and try to add it to a collection it tells me there are no collections on the Kindle.

Other information - when I explore the files on the Kindle Paperwhite they are:
active_content_sandbox (folder)
documents (folder)
driveinfo.calibre
kindle_collections_path_cache.calibre
metadata.calibre

So it looks like something from Calibre is making it onto Paperwhite, it's just not showing up.

Thanks for any help you can offer. I'm a very novice Calibre user and just understand the basics, but I thought I had this Kindle Colections plugin finally figured out.

[pidgeon92]

Did you do a jailbreak? It is necessary.... Here is the pertinent thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186305

[glossel]

Oh, wow. That seems scary. It's too bad I have to jailbreak in order to continue using Kindle Collections. I will look over the thread provided and hopefully figure it out.

In the mean time for tonight, I'm thinking of trying to keep the Kindle Keyboard updated using Calibre and Kindle Collections, then see if the "Import Collections" function on the Paperwhite will import the collections properly. I tried that quickly last night and I don't think it worked so well, but I restored the Paperwhite and will try it again right now.

Thanks for your help! I was hoping jailbreaking wouldn't be my only choice.

[nynaevelan]

Originally Posted by glossel

Oh, wow. That seems scary. It's too bad I have to jailbreak in order to continue using Kindle Collections. I will look over the thread provided and hopefully figure it out.

In the mean time for tonight, I'm thinking of trying to keep the Kindle Keyboard updated using Calibre and Kindle Collections, then see if the "Import Collections" function on the Paperwhite will import the collections properly. I tried that quickly last night and I don't think it worked so well, but I restored the Paperwhite and will try it again right now.

Thanks for your help! I was hoping jailbreaking wouldn't be my only choice.

Don't bother with the import collections feature, it is usually hit and miss what actually imports. Your best bet is to use the Calibre plugboard to give your collections a title that matches your collections, which makes re-creating them much easier.

[dordale]

Originally Posted by glossel

Oh, wow. That seems scary. It's too bad I have to jailbreak in order to continue using Kindle Collections. I will look over the thread provided and hopefully figure it out.

And, as far as I know the PW2 has not been jailbroken yet. So, that isn't even an option with your PW2 until somebody finds a way to jailbreak.