Downloading Covers

Lady Fitzgerald · 05-09-2010, 12:58 AM

The majority of the books I'm going to be putting into Calibre are ones I have cut apart and scanned into PDF files. When I import a book into Calibre and edit the meta data, I often hit "Download Cover" to see if I can get a better looking cover (some of my books were well worn when I bought them). Sometimes, the downloaded cover looks worse than the one I already had. I have been exiting the edit meta data screen without saving and reopening it to get rid of the downloaded cover and restore the original one.

Is there an easier way to do this?

kovidgoyal · 05-09-2010, 01:05 AM

click the little book icon next to the list of formats in the metadata dialog. It will extract the cover from the selected format and set it.

Lady Fitzgerald · 05-09-2010, 01:21 AM

I knew there had to be an easier way! This will save me a bit of time and a bunch of aggravation. Thanks!

05-09-2010, 12:58 AM	#1
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	Downloading Covers The majority of the books I'm going to be putting into Calibre are ones I have cut apart and scanned into PDF files. When I import a book into Calibre and edit the meta data, I often hit "Download Cover" to see if I can get a better looking cover (some of my books were well worn when I bought them). Sometimes, the downloaded cover looks worse than the one I already had. I have been exiting the edit meta data screen without saving and reopening it to get rid of the downloaded cover and restore the original one. Is there an easier way to do this?

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05-09-2010, 01:05 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,216 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	click the little book icon next to the list of formats in the metadata dialog. It will extract the cover from the selected format and set it.

05-09-2010, 01:21 AM	#3
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	I knew there had to be an easier way! This will save me a bit of time and a bunch of aggravation. Thanks!

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