Sideloading and Whispersync - Page 8

m0ngr31 · 01-22-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kerenon

I've done some research, and it seems there is a workaround for the android book cover problem I've mentioned before. The problem is that the device needs to be rooted, otherwise you don't have access to the required folder.

If you have a book with the ASIN "B000000001", then put a png formatted image in /data/data/com.amazon.kindle/files with the filename "cover_B000000001.png" and it will show up instead the downloaded garbage.

Hope it helps someone

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Hey I updated my thread here. The script I wrote should automatically generate the cover art for you with the example you gave as the template.

CuriousGrrl · 01-31-2011, 05:13 PM

I successfully used "FAKE_ASIN" in a .mobi book today. Amazon synced it. So I think you can put anything in the ASIN field

m0ngr31 · 01-31-2011, 07:42 PM

Hey CuriousGrrl! Welcome to MR, and great find!

Kerenon · 02-02-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CuriousGrrl

I successfully used "FAKE_ASIN" in a .mobi book today. Amazon synced it. So I think you can put anything in the ASIN field

Hmm.. I've modified my test script to replace the fake asin numbers with the MD5 sum of the filename. This has the advantage, that you don't have to remember which book belongs to which asin, as long as you keep the filenames unchanged... and it worked better than expected. Now amazon is syncing all my books, and my android phone is showing the embedded covers of the books, instead some random pics.

Edzilla · 02-04-2011, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kerenon

Hmm.. I've modified my test script to replace the fake asin numbers with the MD5 sum of the filename. This has the advantage, that you don't have to remember which book belongs to which asin, as long as you keep the filenames unchanged... and it worked better than expected. Now amazon is syncing all my books, and my android phone is showing the embedded covers of the books, instead some random pics.

Wouldn't it be easier to use the md5 of the file, rather than the filename? That way you can rename it any way you want, it'll still be the same ASIN.

TonytheBookworm · 02-04-2011, 10:38 PM

Just curious. Will this also allow for the book details to show up when you do highlights and paste to facebook/twitter? I have been trying to figure out how to use the amazon thumbnail thing on non-amazon purchased books. I was hoping I could simply put in the asin in the isbn field or something

DiapDealer · 02-04-2011, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TonytheBookworm

Just curious. Will this also allow for the book details to show up when you do highlights and paste to facebook/twitter? I have been trying to figure out how to use the amazon thumbnail thing on non-amazon purchased books. I was hoping I could simply put in the asin in the isbn field or something

Unfortunately no. After much experimentation, I came to the conclusion that for the correct cover image to show up for the highlight sharing feature, the eBook has to be in your Amazon archive. Adding a 113 header record (that contains a valid ASIN) and a 501 (CDETYPE) header record that contains 'EBOK' is just not enough to "fool" Amazon into thinking it's anything other than a "Personal Document." Sorry, but only the "Furthest Page Read" synchronization between devices seems to work.

m0ngr31 · 02-05-2011, 12:09 AM

Yeah, I tried it with one of mine, and even with a legit ASIN number it won't work. I tried sharing to twitter, it said it worked, but when I'd click on the link, it wouldnt work. And nothing would be saved in my amazon profile.

DiapDealer · 02-05-2011, 12:27 AM

Those are the exact same results I had with Twitter, M0nger. I didn't try Facebook, but... strike that... I won't try Facebook, but I'd expect the same results.

TonytheBookworm · 02-05-2011, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Unfortunately no. After much experimentation, I came to the conclusion that for the correct cover image to show up for the highlight sharing feature, the eBook has to be in your Amazon archive. Adding a 113 header record (that contains a valid ASIN) and a 501 (CDETYPE) header record that contains 'EBOK' is just not enough to "fool" Amazon into thinking it's anything other than a "Personal Document." Sorry, but only the "Furthest Page Read" synchronization between devices seems to work.

Well, I would agree with you on the Has to be in the Archive but I have seen it otherwise. I was given a book in mobi format from someone and used calibre to put it on my kindle and the book descriptions and cover images worked. I did not have the book in my archives on amazon. So there has to be something embedded in the meta-data or something.

m0ngr31 · 02-05-2011, 01:31 AM

Well, it will work for cover art, description, and even syncing if it has a ASIN number, but you cannot share a passage with Twitter/Facebook, or synchronize your "clippings" to your Amazon profile unless that book is in your Archive.

STrucks · 02-05-2011, 07:30 PM

I added the ASIN and EBOK fields and it wouldn't even allow it to share to facebook or Twitter.

m0ngr31 · 02-05-2011, 08:49 PM

Even with the correct ASIN number, it will not share with twitter or facebook. The only thing it will do is keep track of your position across devices, and sometimes help your android phone or iPhone get the correct cover for the book.

DiapDealer · 02-05-2011, 08:51 PM

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I added the ASIN and EBOK fields and it wouldn't even allow it to share to facebook or Twitter.

And it probably won't. That's what we're saying.

This technique allows you to maintain your "place" in a non-amazon mobi when you read it on different devices. That's really about it.

Kerenon · 02-06-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Edzilla

Wouldn't it be easier to use the md5 of the file, rather than the filename? That way you can rename it any way you want, it'll still be the same ASIN.

Adding the md5 sum of the file to the header modifies the file, so the md5 sum changes in the process.

02-05-2011, 07:30 PM	#117
STrucks Member Posts: 20 Karma: 467372 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I added the ASIN and EBOK fields and it wouldn't even allow it to share to facebook or Twitter. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by STrucks; 02-05-2011 at 07:32 PM.

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01-31-2011, 05:13 PM	#107
CuriousGrrl Kindle lover/Linux user Posts: 23 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 2i	I successfully used "FAKE_ASIN" in a .mobi book today. Amazon synced it. So I think you can put anything in the ASIN field

01-31-2011, 07:42 PM	#108
m0ngr31 Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 3056 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Hey CuriousGrrl! Welcome to MR, and great find!

02-04-2011, 10:38 PM	#111
TonytheBookworm Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 62 Join Date: May 2010 Device: kindle 2, kindle 3, Kindle fire	Just curious. Will this also allow for the book details to show up when you do highlights and paste to facebook/twitter? I have been trying to figure out how to use the amazon thumbnail thing on non-amazon purchased books. I was hoping I could simply put in the asin in the isbn field or something

02-05-2011, 12:09 AM	#113
m0ngr31 Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 3056 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Yeah, I tried it with one of mine, and even with a legit ASIN number it won't work. I tried sharing to twitter, it said it worked, but when I'd click on the link, it wouldnt work. And nothing would be saved in my amazon profile.

02-05-2011, 12:27 AM	#114
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,526 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Those are the exact same results I had with Twitter, M0nger. I didn't try Facebook, but... strike that... I won't try Facebook, but I'd expect the same results.

02-05-2011, 01:31 AM	#116
m0ngr31 Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 3056 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Well, it will work for cover art, description, and even syncing if it has a ASIN number, but you cannot share a passage with Twitter/Facebook, or synchronize your "clippings" to your Amazon profile unless that book is in your Archive.

02-05-2011, 08:49 PM	#118
m0ngr31 Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 3056 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Even with the correct ASIN number, it will not share with twitter or facebook. The only thing it will do is keep track of your position across devices, and sometimes help your android phone or iPhone get the correct cover for the book.

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