Thread: Add new cover without deleting older cover
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Old 06-28-2020, 09:38 PM   #7
davidfor
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I've hit this a few times. From memory, what you need to do in the editor is:
  1. Rename the current file that displays what calibre thinks is the cover is so that it is not "title_page.xhtml". In the file browse, this is shown with an icon.
  2. Rename the current cover image in the book so that it is not "cover".
  3. Add the new cover image.
  4. Right-click on the new image and select "Mark as cover image".
  5. Add an new text file. The contents do not matter.
  6. Mark the new text file as the cover.
  7. Open the "Add cover" tool.
  8. Select the new cover image added above as the cover and press OK.

I think each time I have done it, I have done it in a slightly different way, and have needed backout and start again. But, I think these are what I have just done with a test book. They should leave the book with the correct cover and in a state where if you update the cover in the metadata editor, calibre can save it to the book properly.
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