Troubleshooting Sideloaded Books to new Scribe (2024) via Calibre Dont Sync cover art thumbnails

videoguy · 03-10-2025, 12:37 PM

When sideloaded books to new Scribe (2024) via Calibre, the Scribe won't Sync cover art thumbnails.
Computer no longer recognize the Scribe as external drive, however Calibre will recognise it as Kindle Scribe.

Apparently, Calibre is unable to create amazon-cover-bug directory, including driveinfo.calibre and metadata.calibre files as in Scribe 2022.

Anybody have idea how to fix it?

DNSB · 03-10-2025, 01:23 PM

If you are sending KFX files, you can set the cdetype to PDOC. One acquaintance is currently using a Python3 utility to set the cdetype to PDOC for his ebooks. Not sure if their method of placing the .py file on his Kindle PW4 in the /documents/eBooks and executing it after sending books to their Kindle from calibre is the best choice but it does seem to work for them. See ebook_cdetype_to_pdoc on GitHub. Python version used is 3.13.1.

Edit: Forgot to mention that they keeps the book files in a single directory. If you use a directory structure, you would need to modify the python file to browse the subdirectory looking for books.

hondabf · 03-10-2025, 11:48 PM

To add to DNSB's comment on PDOC tags... if you install the KFX Output plugin on Calibre, you can modify the output cdetype to PDOC instead of EBOK: Calibre Preferences > Output Options > KFX Output > "Create personal document".

This is of course, only works on newly converted KFX ebooks.

BionicGecko · 03-11-2025, 02:15 AM

So it seems Amazon is restricting access to the “system” folder via MTP on the new Scribe, just as they did with the Colorsoft.

03-10-2025, 12:37 PM	#1
videoguy Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2025 Device: Scribe 2024	Sideloaded Books to new Scribe (2024) via Calibre Dont Sync cover art thumbnails When sideloaded books to new Scribe (2024) via Calibre, the Scribe won't Sync cover art thumbnails. Computer no longer recognize the Scribe as external drive, however Calibre will recognise it as Kindle Scribe. Apparently, Calibre is unable to create amazon-cover-bug directory, including *driveinfo.calibre* and *metadata.calibre* files as in Scribe 2022. Anybody have idea how to fix it? Last edited by videoguy; 03-10-2025 at 12:41 PM.

03-10-2025, 01:23 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,181 Karma: 168983734 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	If you are sending KFX files, you can set the cdetype to PDOC. One acquaintance is currently using a Python3 utility to set the cdetype to PDOC for his ebooks. Not sure if their method of placing the .py file on his Kindle PW4 in the /documents/eBooks and executing it after sending books to their Kindle from calibre is the best choice but it does seem to work for them. See ebook_cdetype_to_pdoc on GitHub. Python version used is 3.13.1. Edit: Forgot to mention that they keeps the book files in a single directory. If you use a directory structure, you would need to modify the python file to browse the subdirectory looking for books. Last edited by DNSB; 03-10-2025 at 01:40 PM.

03-11-2025, 02:15 AM	#4
BionicGecko Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 5555555 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Czech Republic Device: Voyage, Oasis, Scribe, Colorsoft, Libra Colour	So it seems Amazon is restricting access to the “system” folder via MTP on the new Scribe, just as they did with the Colorsoft. Last edited by BionicGecko; 03-11-2025 at 02:17 AM.

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03-10-2025, 11:48 PM	#3
hondabf Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Kindle PW4	To add to DNSB's comment on PDOC tags... if you install the KFX Output plugin on Calibre, you can modify the output cdetype to PDOC instead of EBOK: Calibre Preferences > Output Options > KFX Output > "Create personal document". This is of course, only works on newly converted KFX ebooks.

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