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BeeTee-Ess · 09-12-2014, 01:55 AM

I am using Calibre 2.3.

I have a Project Gutenberg book, initially .mobi format, but I converted it to .aw3 so that I could use the editor.

However, before I started using the editor, I used the Edit Metadata function, to update the metadata, and add a description to the book. At the same time I used the Download Cover function and chose a cover for the book. This cover displays when I select my book in the Calibre library.

However, when I open the book in the Calibre Viewer, the first thing I see is a completely different cover which is somehow embedded. It is an amateurish image with the title and Author's name printed on a picture of a book. Ideally, I should like to replace this with the cover I added using the Edit Metadata function.

When I open the book in the Calibre Editor, the only images I see are two copies of the one I added myself. The one I am hoping to replace is not mentioned.

Can anyone offer a suggestion as to how I might go about removing this cover that isn't there, and substituting the one I chose?

Thanks.

09-12-2014, 01:55 AM	#12
BeeTee-Ess Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 679580 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: K3, K4NT, KPW2, Voyage, iP4, iP6, iPad Mini, HP TouchPad, Kobo Mini	I am using Calibre 2.3. I have a Project Gutenberg book, initially .mobi format, but I converted it to .aw3 so that I could use the editor. However, before I started using the editor, I used the Edit Metadata function, to update the metadata, and add a description to the book. At the same time I used the Download Cover function and chose a cover for the book. This cover displays when I select my book in the Calibre library. However, when I open the book in the Calibre Viewer, the first thing I see is a completely different cover which is somehow embedded. It is an amateurish image with the title and Author's name printed on a picture of a book. Ideally, I should like to replace this with the cover I added using the Edit Metadata function. When I open the book in the Calibre Editor, the only images I see are two copies of the one I added myself. The one I am hoping to replace is not mentioned. Can anyone offer a suggestion as to how I might go about removing this cover that isn't there, and substituting the one I chose? Thanks.