diff --git a/internal/fileutils/fileutils.go b/internal/fileutils/fileutils.go
index 06710a9..53e8cb7 100644
--- a/internal/fileutils/fileutils.go
+++ b/internal/fileutils/fileutils.go
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 package fileutils
 
 import (
+	"io"
+	"mime"
 	"mime/multipart"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/appcontext"
 	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/model"
@@ -24,6 +30,56 @@ func SaveStaticFile(ac *appcontext.AppContext, file *multipart.FileHeader) (mode
 	return staticFile, nil
 }
 
+func DownloadFile(ac appcontext.AppContext, fileUrl string) (model.StaticFile, error) {
+	var staticFile model.StaticFile
+	u, err := url.Parse(fileUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return staticFile, err
+	}
+	path := u.Path
+	segments := strings.Split(path, "/")
+	fileName := segments[len(segments)-1]
+
+	response, err := http.Get(fileUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return staticFile, err
+	}
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	//get file extension from http header if needed
+	if filepath.Ext(fileName) == "" {
+		contentType := response.Header.Get("content-type")
+		if contentType != "" {
+			extensions, err := mime.ExtensionsByType(contentType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return staticFile, err
+			}
+			if len(extensions) > 0 {
+				fileName = fileName + extensions[0]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	filePath := computePathFromName(&ac, fileName)
+
+	file, err := os.Create(ac.Config.ImageFolderPath + "/" + filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return staticFile, err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(file, response.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return staticFile, err
+	}
+	staticFile = model.StaticFile{
+		Name: fileName,
+		Path: filePath,
+	}
+	err = ac.Db.Save(&staticFile).Error
+	return staticFile, err
+}
+
 func computePathFromName(ac *appcontext.AppContext, filename string) string {
 	var existingFiles []model.StaticFile
 	ac.Db.Where("name = ?", filename).Find(&existingFiles)
diff --git a/internal/routes/bookpostimport.go b/internal/routes/bookpostimport.go
index 5d5e923..2a671f3 100644
--- a/internal/routes/bookpostimport.go
+++ b/internal/routes/bookpostimport.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 
 	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/appcontext"
 	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/dto"
+	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/fileutils"
 	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/inventaire"
 	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/model"
 	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/myvalidator"
-	"git.artlef.fr/PersonalLibraryManager/internal/openlibrary"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ func saveInventaireBookToDb(ac appcontext.AppContext, inventaireEdition inventai
 		Author:           *author,
 		AddedBy:          *user,
 	}
+
+	if inventaireEdition.Image != "" {
+		cover, err := fileutils.DownloadFile(ac, inventaireEdition.Image)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		book.Cover = cover
+	}
 	err = ac.Db.Save(&book).Error
 	return &book, err
 }
@@ -74,33 +82,3 @@ func fetchOrCreateInventaireAuthor(ac appcontext.AppContext, inventaireAuthor *i
 		return &author, nil
 	}
 }
-
-func createAuthorFromOpenLibrary(ac appcontext.AppContext, openlibraryAuthorId string) (*model.Author, error) {
-	authorFromOL, err := openlibrary.CallOpenLibraryAuthor(openlibraryAuthorId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var author model.Author
-	res := ac.Db.Where("name = ?", authorFromOL.Name).First(&author)
-	err = res.Error
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-			author = model.Author{
-				Name:          authorFromOL.Name,
-				Description:   authorFromOL.Description,
-				OpenLibraryId: openlibraryAuthorId,
-			}
-			err = ac.Db.Save(&author).Error
-			return &author, err
-		} else {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	} else {
-		//if the author already exists, only fill the open library id
-		author.OpenLibraryId = openlibraryAuthorId
-		ac.Db.Save(&author)
-	}
-
-	return &author, err
-}