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Old 10-21-2014, 11:52 PM   #672
davidfor
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Originally Posted by srichard View Post
Yes it seems that Calibre does not like kepub that much.
In Calibre database, in table books, attribute has_cover is 1 for all epub files and 0 for all kepub files.
I asked Calibre to generate new covers for a few books that are in kepub format, Calibre updated has_cover to 1 for those files but images upload to device still does not work...
I am sure that is not what is causing the problem you are seeing. From the log you posted, the driver/plugin are not generating the correct name on the device. This name is made up of an ImageId and a suffix. The ImageId should be coming from the database on the device. But, the ImageId appears to be empty and hence only the suffix is being use when the covers are generated. The ImageId being blank is extremely strange. That is why I want to look at the database.

And sorry for not making it clear which database I want. I'm so used to asking for the database from the device that I sometimes forget to make it clear.

But, in saying that calibre doesn't like kepubs, you are correct. Calibre does not have full support for kepub as a format. There is a third-party plugin to convert to kepub, the Kobo drivers can send it to devices and the viewer will treat a kepub as an epub. But, there is no support to get the metadata or cover from a kepub. Or convert from kepub to other formats. A lot of this is because unless you have a Kobo device the format is pointless. And to convert, all you need to do is make the extension "epub".
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