Oh guys, this is fantastic, thank you for the prompt suggestions. It's a shame to use plain text in the covers when everything else connected to this program is simply elegant. In lieu of a possible copyright violation, if I created my own cover would I link it this way using "file" instead of "http"?
Code:
cover_url = 'FILE:///PATH-TO-MY-IMAGE-FOLDER/currentcoverus_large.jpg'