How do I make a downloaded cover appear on my device?

rosalita · 07-10-2021, 11:42 AM

Sometimes I want to change the cover that a book has when it's imported into Calibre. I use the Download Cover feature in the Edit Metadata and choose the one I want. The chosen cover shows up in the Calibre library (in the Book Details and the Cover Browser) but is not attached to the book when I open it in the E-book Viewer and does not get sent to my device.

Clicking the button to "Set the cover from the selected format" just strips the downloaded cover from the Calibre file, so that's clearly not what I need to do. The only thing I've found that works is to click on Convert Books and then just click OK without changing anything. Then when I open in the E-book Viewer the downloaded cover does show up (and presumably will be sent to my device; I haven't gotten that far yet).

Is this the best way to do it, or is there some other method that I am just not finding? I often miss the most obvious things until someone points them out, so it's quite possible I'm just not seeing what's right in front of my face.

itimpi · 07-10-2021, 11:52 AM

You can use the Polish Books option to add/update the cover without running a conversion. You would need to customise the main menu to add the button for this as it is not there by default.

rosalita · 07-12-2021, 10:02 AM

Ah, thank you! That's just what I was looking for.

07-10-2021, 11:42 AM	#1
rosalita Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Iowa Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Forma, Kindle Paperwhite 3	How do I make a downloaded cover appear on my device? Sometimes I want to change the cover that a book has when it's imported into Calibre. I use the Download Cover feature in the Edit Metadata and choose the one I want. The chosen cover shows up in the Calibre library (in the Book Details and the Cover Browser) but is not attached to the book when I open it in the E-book Viewer and does not get sent to my device. Clicking the button to "Set the cover from the selected format" just strips the downloaded cover from the Calibre file, so that's clearly not what I need to do. The only thing I've found that works is to click on Convert Books and then just click OK without changing anything. Then when I open in the E-book Viewer the downloaded cover does show up (and presumably will be sent to my device; I haven't gotten that far yet). Is this the best way to do it, or is there some other method that I am just not finding? I often miss the most obvious things until someone points them out, so it's quite possible I'm just not seeing what's right in front of my face.

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07-10-2021, 11:52 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	You can use the Polish Books option to add/update the cover without running a conversion. You would need to customise the main menu to add the button for this as it is not there by default.

07-12-2021, 10:02 AM	#3
rosalita Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Iowa Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Forma, Kindle Paperwhite 3	Ah, thank you! That's just what I was looking for.

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