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shamanNS · 05-26-2018, 07:57 AM

You should manually add matching ASIN id from Amazon page for the book you're converting into "ids" metadata input box in Calibre's Edit Metadata window (as "amazon: Bxxxxxxxxx"), before converting the book to KFX format.
If that information exists the plugin will use it when it creates kfx file and later Kindle will download the correct cover thumbnail from Amazon's servers based on the ASIN id it contains ... just like if it were a retail book (you're faking that your converted and sideloaded book is retail, from Kindle Store).

Take a look at "Showing Cover Thumbnail Images on E-Ink Kindle Devices" spoiler for more details:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=272407

05-26-2018, 07:57 AM	#7
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 12000222 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	You should manually add matching ASIN id from Amazon page for the book you're converting into "ids" metadata input box in Calibre's Edit Metadata window (as "amazon: Bxxxxxxxxx"), before converting the book to KFX format. If that information exists the plugin will use it when it creates kfx file and later Kindle will download the correct cover thumbnail from Amazon's servers based on the ASIN id it contains ... just like if it were a retail book (you're faking that your converted and sideloaded book is retail, from Kindle Store). Take a look at "Showing Cover Thumbnail Images on E-Ink Kindle Devices" spoiler for more details: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=272407 Last edited by shamanNS; 05-26-2018 at 08:03 AM.