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Old 10-29-2025, 12:22 PM   #1
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I suspect I'm not the first person to have the problem that my Kindle Colorsoft doesn't display covers for converted epubs.

I know there's a tool on Github https://github.com/JediRhymeTrix/cal...dle-asin-fixer but honestly, I don't want to install Python and a bunch of other tools just to display covers on my Kindle.

Is there any chance that a plugin (possibly KFX Output) could correctly retrieve this ASIN from Amazon during conversion? That would be a really practical solution.

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Old 10-29-2025, 12:33 PM   #2
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Old 10-29-2025, 12:45 PM   #3
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Why specifically mobi, using the "send-to-kindle" workaround seems to work fine, using epub.
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Old 10-29-2025, 12:54 PM   #4
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There is nothing specific to MOBI there, the setting you need to toggle is under MOBI Output, that's all.
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Old 10-30-2025, 12:15 PM   #5
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Thanks, but its not so easy. I edited in the metadate the ASIN I found at Amazon. But no cover appears. When I tap to "look at shop" the message was shown, that the ASIN is wrong. So is there any way (without installing python e.c.) to get the correct ASINs to the calibre metadata?
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Unfortunately, it's not that simple. I entered the ASIN I found on the Amazon website into the metadata in Calibre. However, when I select “View in Store” for the book on my Kindle, I get a message saying that the ASIN is incorrect. How can I get the correct ASIN into the metadata of my e-books without installing Python etc. (in the hope that the covers will then appear)?
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Old 10-30-2025, 08:27 PM   #7
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Unfortunately, it's not that simple. I entered the ASIN I found on the Amazon website into the metadata in Calibre. However, when I select “View in Store” for the book on my Kindle, I get a message saying that the ASIN is incorrect. How can I get the correct ASIN into the metadata of my e-books without installing Python etc. (in the hope that the covers will then appear)?
You will have less pain if you convert with Enable sharing option checked (AZW3), or convert to KFX with default options, so it is a (Personal) Document. Cover image will get generated.

The 'ASIN hack' (I guess people did this in the past to make it masquerade as a Book you purchased from Amazon to enable features normally only available for Amazon purchases) does not seem to work since recent updates. Having ASIN in metadata entails additional checking now and the book might not even open.

At least that was my experience in trying to get Assistive Reader to work with third-party content.

Or send ePub to Send To Kindle, and cover will get generated (if ePub has one properly tagged).
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Old 11-01-2025, 06:29 AM   #8
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Unfortunately, none of the options display the cover image.
Will there be a workaround for this?
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Old 11-01-2025, 08:33 AM   #9
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Just follow the steps I linked to in the FAQ, they work fine. You dont need to do all this elaborate hoopla.
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Old 11-07-2025, 10:45 AM   #10
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I'm sorry to report, that the covers will not appear.
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I'm sorry to report, that the covers will not appear.
I dont have a colorsoft to test with but they appear fine with those steps on my PW running the latest firmware 5.18.5 IIRC.
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Old 11-13-2025, 02:32 PM   #12
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I dont have a colorsoft to test with but they appear fine with those steps on my PW running the latest firmware 5.18.5 IIRC.
When I activate this (attachment), I get a cover in my kindle colorsoft, but when I try to open the book, it shows me: "Error, If you got the book from amazon, delete it and sync it again".

So it doesn't help really to solve the problem.

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When I activate this (attachment), I get a cover in my kindle colorsoft, but when I try to open the book, it shows me: "Error, If you got the book from amazon, delete it and sync it again".

So it doesn't help really to solve the problem.

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Uncheck that. Facebook has nothing to do with anything.
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Umm... Jon, did you read any of the previous messages in this thread? The option you wanted unchecked (Teilen des Buchinhalts per Facebook...) translates into English as Enable sharing the book content via Facebook... which is, strangely, the option that was suggested to be checked by multiple people.
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