.awz3 eBook file - Can't change the cover

zaqxsw · 05-18-2020, 02:49 PM

I've been using Calibre for years with two plugins that allow me to remove the DRM from a downloaded .awz3 eBook as it loads into Calibre. I then side load into a Kindle Paperwhite using Calibre. Works great and thanks for Calibre!

Sometimes the cover doesn't appear correct when it comes into Calibre. I then choose to edit that eBook's Metadata individually and select "download cover". I get 2-3 covers and choose one, then click OK, OK and go back to Calibre. To get the cover to "install" I click on "Polish books". Once that completes, I side load the eBook to my Kindle PW and it shows the new cover.

For the first time, this isn't working. I start out with an untouched eBook in .awz3 format, and follow this procedure. But when I open my Kindle PW, the new eBook flashes the right cover for a second and then changes to no cover at all. I've tried different new covers, but none will stick.

Any suggestions on what I may want to try next. I've never had this happen before, starting out with an .awz3 eBook. Thanks for any replies!

georgemk · 05-18-2020, 03:03 PM

This issue has been discussed
Here

zaqxsw · 05-18-2020, 04:12 PM

Yep, that's the problem! It just started and only seems to affect certain books. Of several I've side loaded in the last few days, only this one looses the cover.

If you put the Kindle in Airplane Mode, the cover stays. Within a few seconds of re-connecting to Wi-Fi, the cover vanishes. What a pain.

Thanks for the reply!

05-18-2020, 02:49 PM	#1
zaqxsw Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 - Gen 11 2022	.awz3 eBook file - Can't change the cover I've been using Calibre for years with two plugins that allow me to remove the DRM from a downloaded .awz3 eBook as it loads into Calibre. I then side load into a Kindle Paperwhite using Calibre. Works great and thanks for Calibre! Sometimes the cover doesn't appear correct when it comes into Calibre. I then choose to edit that eBook's Metadata individually and select "download cover". I get 2-3 covers and choose one, then click OK, OK and go back to Calibre. To get the cover to "install" I click on "Polish books". Once that completes, I side load the eBook to my Kindle PW and it shows the new cover. For the first time, this isn't working. I start out with an untouched eBook in .awz3 format, and follow this procedure. But when I open my Kindle PW, the new eBook flashes the right cover for a second and then changes to no cover at all. I've tried different new covers, but none will stick. Any suggestions on what I may want to try next. I've never had this happen before, starting out with an .awz3 eBook. Thanks for any replies!

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05-18-2020, 03:03 PM	#2
georgemk Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 291844 Join Date: Oct 2019 Device: Kobo Nia	This issue has been discussed Here

05-18-2020, 04:12 PM	#3
zaqxsw Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 - Gen 11 2022	Yep, that's the problem! It just started and only seems to affect certain books. Of several I've side loaded in the last few days, only this one looses the cover. If you put the Kindle in Airplane Mode, the cover stays. Within a few seconds of re-connecting to Wi-Fi, the cover vanishes. What a pain. Thanks for the reply!

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