now you can use ItemsSource on CoverView (for net>=4.5)

HandyControlDemo/Data/Model/CoverViewDemoModel.cs

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+namespace HandyControlDemo.Data
+{
+    public class CoverViewDemoModel
+    {
+        public string ImgPath { get; set; }
+
+        public string BackgroundToken { get; set; }
+    }
+}