Request: OverDrive Cover Support

seanbob · 09-23-2011, 10:40 AM

Could the OverDrive service be added to Calibre as a source for book covers?

I'd assume it's possible, but remain unsure if there's any legal entanglements involved. I recently discovered that my local libraries provide somewhat high quality covers for their ebooks and thought it would make a nice addition to Calibre's offerings. Thanks in advance!

seanbob · 09-23-2011, 05:41 PM

Okay, even I'm annoyed with myself after having found a few topics already written on this subject...

So maybe I can rephrase my question to: Are there any planned Calibre updates to support downloading OverDrive covers again after its most recent overhaul?

kovidgoyal · 09-23-2011, 06:20 PM

No plans that I'm aware of, but ldolse's the one who wrote the overdrive plugin, so he's much better positioned to say.

ldolse · 09-23-2011, 08:51 PM

I've been waiting to see if Overdrive fixed their search when the added Kindle support, and the sad news is they didn't

I've got to rewrite the Overdrive plugin to work with the new clunkier search system, will try to get that done in the next week or so.

seanbob · 09-25-2011, 03:59 PM

Thanks for the update! Your efforts are much appreciated.

09-23-2011, 10:40 AM	#1
seanbob Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 52 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-650	Request: OverDrive Cover Support Could the OverDrive service be added to Calibre as a source for book covers? I'd assume it's possible, but remain unsure if there's any legal entanglements involved. I recently discovered that my local libraries provide somewhat high quality covers for their ebooks and thought it would make a nice addition to Calibre's offerings. Thanks in advance! Last edited by seanbob; 09-23-2011 at 06:35 PM.

09-23-2011, 05:41 PM	#2
seanbob Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 52 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-650	Okay, even I'm annoyed with myself after having found a few topics already written on this subject... So maybe I can rephrase my question to: Are there any planned Calibre updates to support downloading OverDrive covers again after its most recent overhaul? Last edited by seanbob; 09-23-2011 at 05:46 PM.

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09-23-2011, 06:20 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No plans that I'm aware of, but ldolse's the one who wrote the overdrive plugin, so he's much better positioned to say.

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ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	I've been waiting to see if Overdrive fixed their search when the added Kindle support, and the sad news is they didn't I've got to rewrite the Overdrive plugin to work with the new clunkier search system, will try to get that done in the next week or so.

09-25-2011, 03:59 PM	#5
seanbob Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 52 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-650	Thanks for the update! Your efforts are much appreciated.

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