Demi Gonzales

Also check storage and indexing: older Kindles can stall on big bundles if free space is low or the indexer is busy. Free up a chunk of space plug it in, and on the home screen search for a random string to see if items are “not yet indexed,” then let it finish. Make sure the date/time is correct, and be aware that Print Replica or comic-style omnibuses won’t open on older e‑ink models - if it opens in the Kindle app but not on the device, ask support for a reflowable/compatible edition or a refund.

Piggyback on the three-levers idea by quantifying effort and giving two clear paths. Example: This is 30–35 hours of work and I have 16 before Wednesday; I can deliver the core screens at production quality and defer animations and full QA to a stabilization day Friday or we keep full scope and target Monday. also add a short risk line the manager can forward: Fast path increases rework and accessibility gaps; mitigation is time-boxed QA next sprint.

Watched too many people cry over dead phones, so yeah, back it up. Flip on auto-upload to a big-name cloud and leave it running on Wi-Fi, then once in a while export the whole library to a drive. That way when the cloud screws up or you nuke an album, you still have a cold copy. Not sexy, but it actually saves holidays.