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ldolse · 01-17-2011, 10:51 PM

The recent models of Sony devices extract the cover from inside the epub every time they see a new book. If you enable the 'Automatic Management' under the 'Send to Device' -> 'Metadata Management' option then Calibre will put the correct cover back next time you plug the device in, and since the ebook won't be new anymore the Sony won't try to change it.

I'd recommend not using the Sony software at to manage the device, that might help too. Any epubs I buy from Sony go into my Calibre library, and I manage them from there.

Regarding changing the cover inside the book, you can use Sigil, or the tweak epub feature to edit the epub and change the cover. Alternatively an epub to epub conversion will insert the current cover.

01-17-2011, 10:51 PM	#2
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	The recent models of Sony devices extract the cover from inside the epub every time they see a new book. If you enable the 'Automatic Management' under the 'Send to Device' -> 'Metadata Management' option then Calibre will put the correct cover back next time you plug the device in, and since the ebook won't be new anymore the Sony won't try to change it. I'd recommend not using the Sony software at to manage the device, that might help too. Any epubs I buy from Sony go into my Calibre library, and I manage them from there. Regarding changing the cover inside the book, you can use Sigil, or the tweak epub feature to edit the epub and change the cover. Alternatively an epub to epub conversion will insert the current cover. Last edited by ldolse; 01-17-2011 at 10:54 PM.