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Some books on my kindle don't have covers - they were transferred from one kindle to another (along with their sdr files etc) while both were plugged into my pc, so that I wouldn't lose my notes/highlights/reading place. So (if I'm using the terminology correctly) sideloading without Calibre.

The process worked fine to keep my notes etc, but for some reason the cover vanishes when it's done that way. I've attached a picture of how the book displays on my kindle. As best as I can tell, books like this don't have covers in the \system\thumbnails folder.

Does anyone have any ideas for attaching a cover to these ebooks? Yes, I could remove them and redownload them/sideload them with Calibre, but that means losing my notes and all, so I'd much rather not!

I've tried using Calibre's 'match book to library' function - since the book in Calibre has its cover - but that doesn't do anything. (In fairness, I think I misunderstood what the function is for.)

I've tried pasting the cover into the ebook's sdr file and restarting the kindle, but that had no effect either.

Tried saving the sdr folder, removing the ebook via calibre, sending the ebook to kindle via calibre, then pasting in the old sdr folder. (Just gave me a new copy of the ebook, with cover but without my notes.)

No idea what to try next! Suggestions?