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General => Technical Help => Topic started by: stockton on Friday 15 October 21 08:42 BST (UK)
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Hi all, just asking for advice about my kindle, my daughter bought me one 4 years ago and i've bought between 15-20 history books that i can read over & over, still adding to collection, my question is, is it worth putting books on external hardrive as was suggested in article i came across, my daughter says its not worth the effort, i dont even know if it can be done as easy as article suggested, hoping some one can tell me.
All the best.
Derek
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If you bought the books through Amazon they are already backed up in the Amazon cloud.
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Hi sonofthom, thats the exact thing my daughter said, before kindle i bought the normal books, hardback & paperback, got a little library built up, i think i like the idea of realy owning books but your advice with my daughters sounds realy good. Thanks for time and kindness.
Derek
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And if you see a book you are interested in on Kindle and click to buy, it will also tell you whether you've already bought it and what date. I don't suppose you would forget which history books you've got, but I've bought (well mainly the free ones) 100s of novels and I can't remember the names of them all and sometimes click to buy a title I like the sound of, only to find that I've already got it. ::)
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LizzieW, I was late getting into kindle, love the feel of book in hands, but since our daughter bought me a kindle I love it, so easy & comfortable to read in chair or in bed and of course you take your library with you when you go away, I was curious about storing my book on external hardrive but, if its backed up through amazon account do I realy need to? Perhaps not but I do love my history books and would hate to lose them for any reason, not a techno person at all so just wondered about storing on external hardrive.
All the best to all.
Derek
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I still buy books, I always will buy books, but the Kindle is so handy for holidays when I only take a cabin bag.
I'd have to choose between clothes and books otherwise!
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I found Kindle very useful during lockdown when the library was closed and, of course, I always take Kindle on holiday with me rather than heavy books. Now I'm reading books on Kindle and from the library.
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Thanks for replies folks, seems none of you feel the need to back books up on external hardrive so i wont either, yes it is nice to have your library right there in your hands, it was just a question i wanted to ask about back up of books i've bought and i think you have all answered the question :) thank you all.
Derek
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Blinking hek!! Turned my kindle on today and format has changed. Had kindle 4 years used to turn it on and see all my books, click on one i'm reading and off i'de go, now when i click on reading books, not all books are there and it takes longer to get to book i'm reading, why cant things be just left alone, i just dont like the change at all, can kindle be put back to how it was😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 .
Frustrated reader.
Derek.
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My problem with Kindle is all my books are on the last page. Icannot get the back to the start to reread them. i have tried to reverse them to no avail. I havent bothered with it for a few years because of this. As others have said a Kindle is easier to carry a lot of books on for holidays.
Hoping some of you clever people can help me. T I A .
Gooddog
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My problem with Kindle is all my books are on the last page. Icannot get the back to the start to reread them. i have tried to reverse them to no avail. I havent bothered with it for a few years because of this. As others have said a Kindle is easier to carry a lot of books on for holidays.
Hoping some of you clever people can help me. T I A .
Gooddog
On mine when I get to the last page, tap top left hand corner. That shows Go to and a symbol a bit like pages
Tap Go to and it gives you the opportunity to go to the beginning.
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Derek, no need to back up as the others have said. When I changed my kindle from an earlier model it downloaded everything from Amazon.
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Thank you Groom i Will try that when i have charged it up. I kmew there was a simple way but i could not do it.
Gooddog
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https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj7wsH_zJf1AhVQiFwKHcv-C5kQFnoECA0QAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-ikjbIId484&usg=AOvVaw0Db_pnYlnSg0XM_LKGtc6W
This might help
Regards panda
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And if you see a book you are interested in on Kindle and click to buy, it will also tell you whether you've already bought it and what date.
Only if you try to buy exactly the same version you bought before.
I have two different versions of complete works of William Shakespeare and a couple of other duplicates, originally bought as single books and then included in boxed sets I bought later.
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I have a kindle app on my PC and on my phone as well, so when I buy a book, I download to PC and phone at the same time as my Kindle. But as already said you can always download again from Amazon if bought through them. Not sure about other services
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Hi Groom, never forgot all the help you give me when i lost my brother and sett out to learn about my family ancestry, you and other foks on this site were so kind, thank you all. Thanks for information about kindle back up, i will be getting a kindle paper white as i've started to read more & more often these days, i was told battery charge last much longer. All the very best to all.
Derek