I didn't see Kindle under Apps so I started digging around. When I use iPhone Explorer I see 2 hives, Apps and Root Directory. I have an iPod touch with iOS4 (jailbroken) installed and what I found varies a bit from what has been already discussed. Next challenge: If it were possible to mount the Apps/Kindle directory (on a non-jailbroken iDevice), it would be possible to do all this in a program instead of manually. So for the time being, this is only possible under OSX.
This works on OSX, but I tried it in Windows using the Win version of iPhone Explorer, and the Kindle app is not shown in the Apps directory. You can use any filename you want - so long as the value in the ASIN field is a valid JPG found in the Librar圜overs directory, it will be displayed as the cover.
If there is no ASIN field, then a bogus cover will be displayed.Īmazon downloads are stored in the eBooks directory using their ASIN number, and the covers are stored using a filename that is simply the ASIN number (no extension). When the Kindle for iPad app loads, if the file named in the ASIN field is found in the Librar圜overs folder, it will be displayed in the Home screen of the app.
The MOBI file implicitly names the cover that will be displayed in the Home page of the Kindle app. TmpThe cover for a given MOBI files goes in the Librar圜overs directory.