Cover image different in library than in viewer

spartanhooah · 11-26-2023, 09:23 AM

I picked up some DRM-free books from Humble Bundle, but their covers were all just the title and author. I figured I'd spruce them up with the actual covers. This works fine on my ereader and in Calibre's viewer, but in the library view, the covers are still the generic images. How can I get Calibre to update the covers there?

theducks · 11-26-2023, 10:32 AM

Let me get this 100% (affects what solution). The CALIBRE viewer shows the correct cover?

I DO NOT RECOMMEND WILLY-NILLY BULK USAGE: Careful selected might be OK.

If YES:
Simply open the Metadata editor ('E'): Select the format ( you viewed, if more than 1).:click the book icon to the left of the format (set cover from selected format): OK

spartanhooah · 11-26-2023, 11:39 AM

That worked beautifully, thank you! It also fixed the covers on my Kobo's library view.

Edit: but for some reason the generic cover is shown when the Kobo is sleeping. Well, that ses like a problem for a different subforum.

theducks · 11-26-2023, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spartanhooah

That worked beautifully, thank you! It also fixed the covers on my Kobo's library view.

Edit: but for some reason the generic cover is shown when the Kobo is sleeping. Well, that ses like a problem for a different subforum.

Kobo utilities has functions to update the Kobo database. That initial 'possessing' is making entries into the Kobo, That does not change on a resend.

spartanhooah · 11-26-2023, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Kobo utilities has functions to update the Kobo database. That initial 'possessing' is making entries into the Kobo, That does not change on a resend.

I tried both cleaning the image directory (nothing found to clean) and uploading the books' covers. Neither changed the sleep image. The "Update metadata in Device Library" dialog has lots of options, but nothing seems to include the cover image.

DNSB · 11-26-2023, 03:53 PM

You may want to try rebooting (restart or power off/on) your Kobo to clean out anything that is cached in memory.

spartanhooah · 11-26-2023, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

You may want to try rebooting (restart or power off/on) your Kobo to clean out anything that is cached in memory.

That did the trick. Thank you!

11-26-2023, 09:23 AM	#1
spartanhooah Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2020 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Cover image different in library than in viewer I picked up some DRM-free books from Humble Bundle, but their covers were all just the title and author. I figured I'd spruce them up with the actual covers. This works fine on my ereader and in Calibre's viewer, but in the library view, the covers are still the generic images. How can I get Calibre to update the covers there?

11-26-2023, 11:39 AM	#3
spartanhooah Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2020 Device: Kobo Clara HD	That worked beautifully, thank you! It also fixed the covers on my Kobo's library view. Edit: but for some reason the generic cover is shown when the Kobo is sleeping. Well, that ses like a problem for a different subforum. Last edited by spartanhooah; 11-26-2023 at 11:46 AM. Reason: Add some extra information

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11-26-2023, 10:32 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,444 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Let me get this 100% (affects what solution). The CALIBRE viewer shows the correct cover? I DO NOT RECOMMEND WILLY-NILLY BULK USAGE: Careful selected might be OK. If YES: Simply open the Metadata editor ('E'): Select the format ( you viewed, if more than 1).:click the book icon to the left of the format (set cover from selected format): OK

11-26-2023, 03:53 PM	#6
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,536 Karma: 157444380 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	You may want to try rebooting (restart or power off/on) your Kobo to clean out anything that is cached in memory.