: Re: Can I only transfer files to my Kindle Paperwhite using the cable that shipped with the device? I read a lot of out of copyright (and sometimes out of print) books, which I download from

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There are several possibilities that may explain your problem.

First, as was suggested by Непитерская Кошка in his answer, it could
be that the cables you tried are charge only. Some very cheap
USB-like cables are intended only to make electric connections in
order to charge devices, but they will not carry any data. I own such
a cable, which actually features a multiplicity of connector, not all in USB physical format,
including many that would not be usable for anything but charging.

However all other connectors I acquired, including those provided with
an electric charger, were capable of carrying data, so that I expect
charge only USB cable to be fairly rare.

Another problem may arise because there are several USB standards,
today basically USB 2 and USB 3 (though subversions exist, such as USB 3.1).

These standards are supposed to be compatible, working at the speed of
the components using the oldest version. Bu that is not always the
case, from what I can read on some sites.

Basically you have 3 elements involved:

the connector on the computer
the connector on the kindle
the connecting cable

Each can be USB 2 or USB 3, or some sub-version of them.

According to www.howtogeek.com/222400/do-usb-3.0-connections-require-usb-3.0-cables/ it is possible that a USB 2.0 cable will work (at USB 2.0 speeds), for some, but not all, USB 3.0 devices.

This could be the reason for your problem, depending on the kind of
cables and connectors you have.

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