diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py
index bea65b0e50..bca8d669a8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 '''
 Device driver for Hanvon devices
 '''
-import re
+import re, os
 
 from calibre.devices.usbms.driver import USBMS
 
@@ -67,10 +67,50 @@ class ALEX(N516):
 
     EBOOK_DIR_MAIN = 'eBooks'
     SUPPORTS_SUB_DIRS = False
+    THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT = 120
 
     def can_handle(self, device_info, debug=False):
         return is_alex(device_info)
 
+    def alex_cpath(self, file_abspath):
+        base = os.path.dirname(file_abspath)
+        name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file_abspath))[0] + '.png'
+        return os.path.join(base, 'covers', name)
+
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+        from calibre.ebooks import calibre_cover
+        from calibre.utils.magick.draw import thumbnail
+        coverdata = getattr(metadata, 'thumbnail', None)
+        if coverdata and coverdata[2]:
+            cover = coverdata[2]
+        else:
+            cover = calibre_cover(metadata.get('title', _('Unknown')),
+                    metadata.get('authors', _('Unknown')))
+
+        cover = thumbnail(cover, width=self.THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT,
+                height=self.THUMBNAIL_HEIGHT, fmt='png')[-1]
+
+        cpath = self.alex_cpath(os.path.join(path, filename))
+        cdir = os.path.dirname(cpath)
+        if not os.path.exists(cdir):
+            os.makedirs(cdir)
+        with open(cpath, 'wb') as coverfile:
+            coverfile.write(cover)
+
+    def delete_books(self, paths, end_session=True):
+        for i, path in enumerate(paths):
+            self.report_progress((i+1) / float(len(paths)), _('Removing books from device...'))
+            path = self.normalize_path(path)
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                # Delete the ebook
+                os.unlink(path)
+            try:
+                cpath = self.alex_cpath(path)
+                if os.path.exists(cpath):
+                    os.remove(cpath)
+            except:
+                pass
+
 class AZBOOKA(ALEX):
 
     name = 'Azbooka driver'
@@ -83,10 +123,13 @@ class AZBOOKA(ALEX):
     MAIN_MEMORY_VOLUME_LABEL  = 'Azbooka Internal Memory'
 
     EBOOK_DIR_MAIN = ''
+    SUPPORTS_SUB_DIRS = True
 
     def can_handle(self, device_info, debug=False):
         return not is_alex(device_info)
 
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+        pass
 
 class EB511(USBMS):
     name           = 'Elonex EB 511 driver'