Amazon Kindle users can avoid movie tie-in covers with EPUB

Amazon Kindle users can avoid movie and TV tie-in book covers by sideloading EPUB files instead of using Kindle Store editions, according to an Android Authority report published in April 2026. The report describes a recurring complaint from Kindle users who see original book covers replaced in their libraries by film or television adaptation artwork.

Android Authority said the practical workaround is to use EPUB copies sent to Kindle rather than relying on Amazon's store version of a title. The article did not provide pricing, device limits, or a list of affected Kindle models, but it did show a Kindle Scribe Colorsoft displaying the Dune series as an example of adaptation-based cover changes.

This issue sits outside the eSIM market and does not involve operators, devices with eSIM, or standards such as SGP.32, the GSMA's Remote SIM Provisioning standard for consumer IoT. The article is a consumer software and content-management tip focused on Amazon Kindle library behavior rather than connectivity, mobile operators, or embedded SIM technology.