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Information about Amazon Kindle is very wrong

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Description

Brief description of your issue

The version winget reports for Amazon Kindle has nothing to do with the version of the application.

Steps to reproduce
❯ winget upgrade
Name          Id            Version      Available   Source
-----------------------------------------------------------
Amazon Kindle Amazon.Kindle 1.33.0.62002 2.0.1.70350 winget
1 upgrades available.
1 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.
❯ winget upgrade Amazon.Kindle
No applicable upgrade found.
A newer package version is available in a configured source, but it does not apply to your system or requirements.

(Side note: "1 upgrades", boo...)

Apps -> Installed Apps shows
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Kindle shows
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By the way, whatever winget says, I have successfully installed the new version downloaded manually:
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And now

❯ winget upgrade
Name          Id            Version      Available   Source
-----------------------------------------------------------
Amazon Kindle Amazon.Kindle 1.33.0.62002 2.0.1.70350 winget
1 upgrades available.
1 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.

What?

Expected behavior

I expect the version reported by winget to correspond to what is installed.

Actual behavior

Where does 62002 come from?

Environment
❯ winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.6.2771
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22622.290
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.2771.0

Winget Directories
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstal…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstal…
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads                M:\Downloads

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement   https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported winget upgrade and winget upgrade Amazon.Kindle results using the supplied Amazon.Kindle data and Windows environment details. Trace where the installed and available versions are obtained and compared. Done means the reported version matches the installed Kindle version and upgrade detection no longer offers an inapplicable update.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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