I'm jumping in late here, but I needed to report a defective Kindle book that I got yesterday to CS and they required me to have the update in order to prove the problem was with the book and not my PW2. The update totally messed up my Kindle and I spent the next 3 hrs on the phone with various CS people. I too now have collections that I deleted years ago and they have never been on my PW2 until the update.  What I hate most of all is that collections that had two pages of titles this morning before the update, now have 24 pages of titles - most grayed-out and not actually on my Kindle.  But, to get to a book that I read daily, that used to be on page 2 of the collection, I now have to go through 20+ pages of worthless titles to get to it.  This is beyond ridiculous! CS had me download a couple of the grayed-out titles and then delete them from my Kindle. The book went away but its title is still there in gray.  I do NOT want 700 titles of books that are not on my Kindle listed unnecessarily in my collections clogging them up!!  CS acted like they knew nothing of this problem and even the supervisor said it is ridiculous to have to deal with 22 pages of worthless titles of books not on my Kindle for each collection I have.  Something has to be done! 

I've always thought it was probably an "internal" process.... But I couldn't find anywhere in the manual that said one way or the other and I'm definitely "technology-challenged" so I never knew for sure.  Thanks so much!

Thanks for the help and suggestions!

I know this has been discussed many times in the past... but I've never had to have a Kindle replaced so I confess to not paying close attention to the discussions.  I researched here in KBs about getting your books and collections moved to your new replacement Kindle, and everything I've read talks about having to re-download all of your books from your Amazon archive... and then you go to the "Add Other Device Collections" button and your books will sort into the appropriate collection(s).
     But, this morning when I talked to a Kindle CS rep, he said that I wouldn't need to re-download all of my books.  He said that when I registered my replacement Kindle and de-registered my original Kindle, that my books would then be on the replacement Kindle and I wouldn't have to go through downloading my books again (I have over 500 books on my current Kindle).  I questioned him about it, to make sure I understood what he was saying correctly since it is the opposite of what has been posted here..... and he repeated the same information again.
     Can someone please tell me your experience with your books and collections and what you had to do with a replacement K3???   Thanks!!!!!!!

My very favorite is Tom's Midnight Garden by Phiippa Pearce and I re-read it as an adult and love it every time.  Unfortunately, it's still not available for my Kindle.... even though I keep clicking the "I Want To Read This Book on Kindle" button.

Congratulations and thanks for saying "Yes".  We have grown so much since the beginning and I'm sure your help is greatly needed.  Thanks to all the Mods for all you do to help make this such a great place to be!

I actually enjoy books set in other countries, for the most part.  They give me a chance to "travel" to places I'll never go myself.  I do have to say, though, that sometimes they are not easy to get through.  Right now I'm slightly struggling through a very good book that is set in Brazil.  There are many Portuguese words and phrases that are incorporated into the book which leave me wondering what they mean.  I'm also struggling with the names (some characters have three or four names - not just a first and last name) of a large cast of characters.... and all the names of various cities, states, regions, and areas that they refer to.  Tends to slow me down a bit......

If I could... I would read exclusively on my Kindle.  Unfortunately, there are books I want to read but I either can't afford or choose not to spend a lot of money for the Kindle version... so I still use the library for those.  Hardcover books I can tolerate... but I really hate reading soft cover books.  DTBs make my eyes tired after a very short time... to say nothing of having to constantly hold the book.... and it being so easy to lose your place.  My Kindle has definitely spoiled me by giving me such a great reading experience.

It's always nice to have a choice.  I actually like different looks depending on what outfit I'm wearing.

Mine are gone.... donated to my library for their book sale.... and I do NOT miss them one bit!

Seven.  And, it could have been a lot more but I've gotten more selective on free books.  I used to get almost all of them thinking, "Maybe someday I'd want to read this."  Now I only get the books I know I will read for sure.  What fun it is to get free books!!

This is absolutely gorgeous!  You have to smile every time you see it.  Everything from Patricia is a gem!