Can you change cover art for books?

Anjohl · 11-04-2011, 03:01 AM

Some gutenberg books have no cover art..is there a way to correct this?

enoeske · 11-04-2011, 04:51 PM

I was wondering the same thing. From some video review I saw, adding a non-store bought book to the kobo results in no cover art. This seems like it would get confusing with several hundred books. Adding custom cover art would also allow you to use the favorite cover version if the book had multiple covers over time.

Anjohl · 11-04-2011, 07:18 PM

I will play around with it and let you guys know.

Haesslich · 11-04-2011, 10:32 PM

You'd have to edit the Gutenberg ePub files with something like Sigil, to change the cover image.

taming · 11-04-2011, 11:09 PM

If you use Calibre, you can change the covers for nonDRM books. It's a choice in the metadata function.

spikexp · 11-05-2011, 12:24 AM

I use epubfixer.

blacknirvana · 11-05-2011, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

If you use Calibre, you can change the covers for nonDRM books. It's a choice in the metadata function.

I tried it and it didnt work, do can you make a "mini-guide" to show us, maybe im doing it wrong?

Cdesja5 · 11-05-2011, 08:39 PM

Calibre version 0.8.24:
Click on arrow next to "Edit Metadata"
Select "Edit Metadata Individually"
Make sure Title and Author are correctly entered in the boxes at the top
Click on Download Metadata button middle bottom of screen
In the popup, once your choices of the publishers show up, select the one you prefer (one with both cover and summary checked off)
Click next
Click on the cover art you prefer
Click OK

Sounds long to do but I do it all the time. I prefer to choose my covers rather than do a bulk cover search for multiple books because I can make my own choices as to what I get.
If no cover art is found, you have the option of putting the Calibre default cover and putting the author name and the book title on it.
There are plugins that add more sites (Barnes & Noble, Fantastic Fiction) to look for metadata in Calibre.
Click on the arrow next to Preferences in the toolbar, from the menu select Get plugins to enhance Calibre, from the next window select Barnes & Noble, Fantastic Fiction and Goodreads. You will have to restart Calibre for the new sources to work.

yoshid · 11-10-2011, 08:52 AM

epub fixer is awesome, thanks spikexp.

11-04-2011, 03:01 AM	#1
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11-04-2011, 04:51 PM	#2
enoeske Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Device: Kobo Vox	I was wondering the same thing. From some video review I saw, adding a non-store bought book to the kobo results in no cover art. This seems like it would get confusing with several hundred books. Adding custom cover art would also allow you to use the favorite cover version if the book had multiple covers over time.

11-04-2011, 07:18 PM	#3
Anjohl Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 559568 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	I will play around with it and let you guys know.

11-04-2011, 10:32 PM	#4
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 572 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	You'd have to edit the Gutenberg ePub files with something like Sigil, to change the cover image.

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taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	If you use Calibre, you can change the covers for nonDRM books. It's a choice in the metadata function.

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spikexp Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 4132 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	I use epubfixer.

11-05-2011, 08:39 PM	#8
Cdesja5 Wizard Posts: 1,117 Karma: 2094306 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Device: Lots and lots of electronic gadgets...	Calibre version 0.8.24: Click on arrow next to "Edit Metadata" Select "Edit Metadata Individually" Make sure Title and Author are correctly entered in the boxes at the top Click on Download Metadata button middle bottom of screen In the popup, once your choices of the publishers show up, select the one you prefer (one with both cover and summary checked off) Click next Click on the cover art you prefer Click OK Sounds long to do but I do it all the time. I prefer to choose my covers rather than do a bulk cover search for multiple books because I can make my own choices as to what I get. If no cover art is found, you have the option of putting the Calibre default cover and putting the author name and the book title on it. There are plugins that add more sites (Barnes & Noble, Fantastic Fiction) to look for metadata in Calibre. Click on the arrow next to Preferences in the toolbar, from the menu select Get plugins to enhance Calibre, from the next window select Barnes & Noble, Fantastic Fiction and Goodreads. You will have to restart Calibre for the new sources to work.

11-10-2011, 08:52 AM	#9
yoshid Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	epub fixer is awesome, thanks spikexp.