Book covers not displaying - Kindle Touch (with Sp. Offers)

Rubens Sayegh · 09-10-2012, 03:42 PM

Greetings!

I have read some posts in this forum, regarding the problem of the Book´s Covers not displaying in the Kindle Touch, but none solved my problem, nor was clear on what to do...

Using CALIBRE, I´ve done the following procedures...
1) Remove a specific book from the Kindle Library.
2) In the PC Library, I re-Convert (Individually) that book, with...
"Metadata" section - "Use cover from source file" checkbox selected.
"Structure Detection" section - "Insert metadata as page at start of book" checkbox selected.
3) Send the newly converted file to Kindle library.

Even thou, the cover is not showing in the lists.

I´ve seen some Kindles (not "Touch") showing the listings of the books it contained, with the cover thumbnail on the left side of the book title.
Is this possible in the Kindle Touch?

Thanks in advance for any ideas, tips or solutions.

soulfuldog · 09-10-2012, 04:11 PM

No showing book covers isn't possible on the Kindle Touch, or indeed any other Kindle model (except the Kindle Fire), they are listed in text format only. Any images you might see that show book covers are screenshots from browsing the Amazon store on the Kindle, that's the only time you see the covers.

It looks like the new Kindle Paperwhite will show covers though.

Edit: Duh! Sorry, yes as pidgeon92 explained succinctly below, I was thinking only about displaying covers in your book library, which maybe wasn't just what you were asking about!

pidgeon92 · 09-10-2012, 05:14 PM

The cover should appear if you tap and hold on the title in the Menu (you'll get a pop up with a series of options for the book).

Cover pics don't appear on the menu list. Not on any of the current/past eink Kindles.

dukesilver · 09-11-2012, 01:43 PM

If you're up to it, here's a hack that will add cover view to the home screen: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=175512

09-10-2012, 03:42 PM	#1
Rubens Sayegh Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sao Paulo - Brasil Device: Kobo Touch	Book covers not displaying - Kindle Touch (with Sp. Offers) Greetings! I have read some posts in this forum, regarding the problem of the Book´s Covers not displaying in the Kindle Touch, but none solved my problem, nor was clear on what to do... Using CALIBRE, I´ve done the following procedures... 1) Remove a specific book from the Kindle Library. 2) In the PC Library, I re-Convert (Individually) that book, with... "Metadata" section - "Use cover from source file" checkbox selected. "Structure Detection" section - "Insert metadata as page at start of book" checkbox selected. 3) Send the newly converted file to Kindle library. Even thou, the cover is not showing in the lists. I´ve seen some Kindles (not "Touch") showing the listings of the books it contained, with the cover thumbnail on the left side of the book title. Is this possible in the Kindle Touch? Thanks in advance for any ideas, tips or solutions.

09-10-2012, 04:11 PM	#2
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	No showing book covers isn't possible on the Kindle Touch, or indeed any other Kindle model (except the Kindle Fire), they are listed in text format only. Any images you might see that show book covers are screenshots from browsing the Amazon store on the Kindle, that's the only time you see the covers. It looks like the new Kindle Paperwhite will show covers though. Edit: Duh! Sorry, yes as pidgeon92 explained succinctly below, I was thinking only about displaying covers in your book library, which maybe wasn't just what you were asking about! Last edited by soulfuldog; 09-11-2012 at 03:25 PM. Reason: To add a comment!

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	The cover should appear if you tap and hold on the title in the Menu (you'll get a pop up with a series of options for the book). Cover pics don't appear on the menu list. Not on any of the current/past eink Kindles.

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dukesilver Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 509184 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	If you're up to it, here's a hack that will add cover view to the home screen: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=175512

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