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Has your kindle changed recently?

(38 Posts)
Cherrytree59 Tue 19-Oct-21 16:10:59

Yes on my kindle fire, I can no longer drag history or bookmark pages across from right hand side.

Now have to click on three dots on left-hand side to access history and bookmarks. hmm

blossom14 Tue 19-Oct-21 16:04:47

Yes, I have noticed changes. I use the prime library function and always check that the book is marked as delivered to my device.
When buying, books appear to download without a problem.

NotTooOld Tue 19-Oct-21 16:04:38

NotTooOld

libra10

I used to use the Kindle app on my ipad mini. These days I use NetGalley.

However, when using the Kindle, I used to go to the Amazon website and delete the book from my account, and it did completely disappear.

That's a good tip, Libra. I'll give it a go. I love my Kindle but it is so annoying when changes are made that make it less good. We should complain!

I just tried that on my Amazon account, Libra, and it worked! I now have four pages of books in my library instead of an unmanageable twelve. Thanks.

Dinahmo Tue 19-Oct-21 15:47:59

Gossamerbeynon1945

I have a Kindle Fire.

Usually the name appears and you click on it to download it when you want to read it.

NotTooOld Tue 19-Oct-21 15:37:45

libra10

I used to use the Kindle app on my ipad mini. These days I use NetGalley.

However, when using the Kindle, I used to go to the Amazon website and delete the book from my account, and it did completely disappear.

That's a good tip, Libra. I'll give it a go. I love my Kindle but it is so annoying when changes are made that make it less good. We should complain!

libra10 Tue 19-Oct-21 15:04:22

I used to use the Kindle app on my ipad mini. These days I use NetGalley.

However, when using the Kindle, I used to go to the Amazon website and delete the book from my account, and it did completely disappear.

M0nica Tue 19-Oct-21 14:58:11

In have not heard of that happening befoe. Is it because they load it to your online account and they expect you to transfer it onto your Kindle Fire?

I know when I had to replace a faulty Kindle, I needed to transfer all my books from the online account accessed through my computer to my new Kindle. It wasn't aautomatic.

I trust you complained. Did the cost of buying them come through on your credit card?

Gossamerbeynon1945 Tue 19-Oct-21 14:07:23

I have a Kindle Fire.

Gossamerbeynon1945 Tue 19-Oct-21 14:06:52

I have downloaded many books, and they have not appeared on my Kindle.

M0nica Tue 19-Oct-21 13:54:59

Yes, and not for the first time. It irritates me every time because there is always a feature that I use that they remove or is nore difficult to access.

annodomini Mon 18-Oct-21 23:24:50

I haven't noticed such changes in my Paperwhite. It's one of the early versions, so might not be subject to change as much as the more recent models. I did get a refund this week on a book I had ordered by mistake, by going into the 'my orders' menu.

Sunlover Mon 18-Oct-21 23:12:23

I also found my kindle had changed. Slowly getting used to it. I never delete books but may try and see if they offer a refund.

NotTooOld Mon 18-Oct-21 23:09:07

I know computers are always changing without telling us but recently my Kindle Paperwhite has undergone a change both in layout and in the way it operates. There never used to be a drop down menu from the top middle, for example. It took me ages to locate the 'go to' button today. Another thing, it is much harder now to delete a book you have read or a sample you don't want to read. If I delete a book it does not always go away, or if it does, it comes back and I have to delete it again, sometimes three of four times. It never used to be like this. There is one good thing though, Sometimes when I delete a book a message comes up telling me it is eligible for a refund and would I like one? Of course, I say yes (even if I've read the whole thing) and I duly receive a credit on my card statement. Now why is that happening? Is it just me?