Kindle cover display state

Why is a Kindle book cover not showing?

Record where the cover is missing, how the copy reached the device, and which device family you use. The result is one reversible evidence-based check—not a universal fix.

Preserve the book: do not delete, reconvert, resend, factory-reset, or alter DRM while the transfer path and missing location are still unknown.

Record the symptom before changing anything

Start with the missing location. You may leave other answers “Not sure”: the result asks only for the next fact that changes your branch. A next-check plan is not proof of a repaired cover.

Selections stay in this browser and are not stored or sent. Optional analytics sends event names only after consent; unresolved results are not completions. The worksheet never asks for an account, book file, DRM state, title, author, serial number, or email address.

Start from the location, not a random workaround

Lock screen onlySeparate current-reading and advertising state from the library thumbnail. Open that branch.

Library onlyCheck whether the title exists, then separate delivery from cover rendering. Open that branch.

Calibre / ColorSoftUse the current newer-device boundary instead of an older reconnect instruction. Open that branch.

Optional usage measurement

The worksheet works without analytics. If you allow it, Yandex Metrica receives a page view and event names for a start, a source-bounded next check, or an unresolved result — never your selections. The provider can receive technical data such as IP address, browser details and cookies. No session replay or click maps.

Off until you choose. Changing this choice does not affect the worksheet.

Measurement details