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TheOneTopCat · 04-27-2014, 07:06 PM

I often only want to replace the cover stored in a PDF or EPUB file. Is there a way to do this without performing a conversion. PDF's in particular, since running a conversion on a PDF is often problematic.

I am often disappointed when sending a book to one of my devices (nook simple touch, or ASUS android tablet {using Mantano or Aldiko readers for their library organizing capabilities} when the cover is either not what is displayed in Calibre (usually due to an update of the metadata) or is blank. This is frustrating.

Any advice is welcome, and if there isn't a mechanism for doing this, perhaps this could be developed as a plug-in or maybe Kovid would consider incorporating the capability of just changing the cover within the e-book. Apparently updating the cover doesn't actually store the cover in the file.

Thanks.

04-27-2014, 07:06 PM	#1
TheOneTopCat Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Nook Touch	Change ONLY Cover in PDF or EPUB I often only want to replace the cover stored in a PDF or EPUB file. Is there a way to do this without performing a conversion. PDF's in particular, since running a conversion on a PDF is often problematic. I am often disappointed when sending a book to one of my devices (nook simple touch, or ASUS android tablet {using Mantano or Aldiko readers for their library organizing capabilities} when the cover is either not what is displayed in Calibre (usually due to an update of the metadata) or is blank. This is frustrating. Any advice is welcome, and if there isn't a mechanism for doing this, perhaps this could be developed as a plug-in or maybe Kovid would consider incorporating the capability of just changing the cover within the e-book. Apparently updating the cover doesn't actually store the cover in the file. Thanks.