Libra 2 How to refresh a book cover?

usernameforbidde · 05-20-2023, 04:00 PM

I've updated a book cover using Calibre, but the Kobo reader doesn't seem to understand this and seems to use a cached cover in both the UI and screensaver.

How can I force the device to refresh the book cover and update to what's currently actually in the .epub file?

usernameforbidde · 05-20-2023, 04:05 PM

Sigh... not allowed to edit the topic.

EDIT: Nope, Calibre screwed up. I edited the book in my library, and on disk it's the updated cover. I then sent the book to the device (where it already exists) and Calibre actually overwrote the book (because I checked the date) but used the *old* cover for some ungodly reason.

So, instead I opened the .epub manually on the device and replaced the cover manually... unfortunately, this caused the Kobo device to see this as a new book and I lost all my annoations and reading position. Is there any way to get those back? Can I manually transfer the meta data over somehow?

issybird · 05-20-2023, 04:41 PM

Please don't start multiple threads on the same topic. If a thread's in the wrong place, report it and ask for a mod to move it. Thread closed.

05-20-2023, 04:00 PM	#1
usernameforbidde Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: Kobo	How to refresh a book cover? I've updated a book cover using Calibre, but the Kobo reader doesn't seem to understand this and seems to use a cached cover in both the UI and screensaver. How can I force the device to refresh the book cover and update to what's currently actually in the .epub file?

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05-20-2023, 04:05 PM	#2
usernameforbidde Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: Kobo	Sigh... not allowed to edit the topic. EDIT: Nope, Calibre screwed up. I edited the book in my library, and on disk it's the updated cover. I then sent the book to the device (where it already exists) and Calibre actually overwrote the book (because I checked the date) but used the old cover for some ungodly reason. So, instead I opened the .epub manually on the device and replaced the cover manually... unfortunately, this caused the Kobo device to see this as a new book and I lost all my annoations and reading position. Is there any way to get those back? Can I manually transfer the meta data over somehow?

05-20-2023, 04:41 PM	#3
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,111 Karma: 234185759 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	Please don't start multiple threads on the same topic. If a thread's in the wrong place, report it and ask for a mod to move it. Thread closed.