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Old 12-05-2010, 08:33 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
PatNY, in Calibre, I go into "edit metadata," do the step on the left "fetch metadata from server," and then "download cover" on the right. (seems like it won't download a cover unless you fetch the metadata first.) All the images that I've got that way are about 330 x 500. I don't know what server they are coming from, maybe they are all that size or maybe Calibre resizes upon import.
I think the covers come from librarything.com or openlibrary.org. When you are in calibre, open preferences. Scroll down to the bottom. Select the Advanced > Plugins. You'll see options for Cover Download Plugins and also Metadata Download Plugins which explain the sources. Sometimes it works to download covers without fetching the metadata (assuming your ebook already had some default metadata from the original source). But, usually you need to fetch metadata so it has enough fields properly filled out to locate the correct cover.

Last edited by Bookworm_Girl; 12-05-2010 at 08:38 PM. Reason: Added clarification
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