Book covers suddenly reverts once Wi-Fi is enabled?

Wolfrott · 01-13-2016, 05:17 AM

Recently I've edited some Amazon books by simply swapping the cover to a better one via Calibre. Sometimes I convert the file to AZW, or leave it as the default.

But now when I connect my Kindle to Wi-Fi, some (but not my older edits from last year) will revert to the original cover. So I have to delete them from my kindle, re-edit, send to device, ad nauseum.

What am I doing wrong? I NEVER click 'sync & check for downloads' on my Kindle because I know that does for sure undo all edits.

eschwartz · 01-13-2016, 01:07 PM

What Kindle do you have?

...

Perhaps this thread will be of some help to you: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=262285

tl;dr
Amazon appears to have added a "feature" in the latest firmware.

Yolina · 01-14-2016, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

tl;dr
Amazon appears to have added a "feature" in the latest firmware.

Ah

that would explain why I'm having the same issue with covers on my new PW3 which came with 5.6.5 but not on my PW2 which I haven't upgraded for yonks to preserve the custom screensavers and other goodies.

Most irritating as I resize all the covers so that the thumbnails all line up nicely - I hate it when they all end up being different sizes.

eschwartz · 01-14-2016, 12:35 PM

Try this:

before unplugging the device, copy the folder "[userstore]\system\thumbnails\" to a backup folder, e.g. "[userstore]\system\thumbnails.bak\"

Unplug. Let the Kindle do it's weird thing...
Reconnect your Kindle, delete the first folder and replace it with the backup.

@blaenk reported that this works, the Kindle will only override your cover thumbnail when the ebook itself is added/updated.

Yolina · 01-14-2016, 12:48 PM

Thanks

Though it means removing all the books from the PW3 and resending them all with Calibre so that I can copy the folder with the right thumbnails... oh joy... and then remembering to copy the new Calibre thumbnails every time I add more books.

I might stick with my easy solution of simply switching from cover view to list view

Yolina · 01-15-2016, 01:12 PM

It wasn't anywhere near as painful as I had expected since the Kindle doesn't need to re-index the books.

Blaenk's solution works a treat

it just means an extra step now to have the correct images when adding books thanks to Amazon's brilliant diktat of how things should work

01-13-2016, 05:17 AM	#1
Wolfrott Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: iPad Mini / Voyage	Book covers suddenly reverts once Wi-Fi is enabled? Recently I've edited some Amazon books by simply swapping the cover to a better one via Calibre. Sometimes I convert the file to AZW, or leave it as the default. But now when I connect my Kindle to Wi-Fi, some (but not my older edits from last year) will revert to the original cover. So I have to delete them from my kindle, re-edit, send to device, ad nauseum. What am I doing wrong? I NEVER click 'sync & check for downloads' on my Kindle because I know that does for sure undo all edits.

01-14-2016, 12:48 PM	#5
Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	Thanks Though it means removing all the books from the PW3 and resending them all with Calibre so that I can copy the folder with the right thumbnails... oh joy... and then remembering to copy the new Calibre thumbnails every time I add more books. I might stick with my easy solution of simply switching from cover view to list view Last edited by Yolina; 01-14-2016 at 12:50 PM.

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01-13-2016, 01:07 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	What Kindle do you have? ... Perhaps this thread will be of some help to you: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=262285 tl;dr Amazon appears to have added a "feature" in the latest firmware.

01-14-2016, 12:35 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Try this: before unplugging the device, copy the folder "[userstore]\system\thumbnails\" to a backup folder, e.g. "[userstore]\system\thumbnails.bak\" Unplug. Let the Kindle do it's weird thing... Reconnect your Kindle, delete the first folder and replace it with the backup. @blaenk reported that this works, the Kindle will only override your cover thumbnail when the ebook itself is added/updated.

01-15-2016, 01:12 PM	#6
Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	It wasn't anywhere near as painful as I had expected since the Kindle doesn't need to re-index the books. Blaenk's solution works a treat it just means an extra step now to have the correct images when adding books thanks to Amazon's brilliant diktat of how things should work