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synosure · 11-08-2010, 02:11 PM

Adding another cause to the list: content inside a dc:description tag.

I've now confirmed that having any of the following in your epub, before conversion to mobi, will cause Kindle for Mac's book browser (and presumably other Kindle apps) to display the wrong cover thumbnail (choosing instead to display a random other image from the manuscript):

1) having a dc:rights tag in your OPF file. The mere existence of this tag causes the problem.

2) having more than one dc:subject in your OPF file. Calibre will read them properly as multiple tags, but any Kindle conversions will have this issue.

3) having any text at all within a dc:description in your OPF file. Calibre will read it properly and put the text in the comment field, but any Kindle conversions will have this issue.

I'll try to create three simple epub examples and submit an official bug report soon, but just in case other people run into this problem, I wanted to list it now and save them the hours of testing it took to narrow down the various causes.

11-08-2010, 02:11 PM	#4
synosure Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Adding another cause to the list: content inside a dc:description tag. I've now confirmed that having any of the following in your epub, before conversion to mobi, will cause Kindle for Mac's book browser (and presumably other Kindle apps) to display the wrong cover thumbnail (choosing instead to display a random other image from the manuscript): 1) having a dc:rights tag in your OPF file. The mere existence of this tag causes the problem. 2) having more than one dc:subject in your OPF file. Calibre will read them properly as multiple tags, but any Kindle conversions will have this issue. 3) having any text at all within a dc:description in your OPF file. Calibre will read it properly and put the text in the comment field, but any Kindle conversions will have this issue. I'll try to create three simple epub examples and submit an official bug report soon, but just in case other people run into this problem, I wanted to list it now and save them the hours of testing it took to narrow down the various causes.