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JaneFancher · 11-17-2012, 10:55 PM

I'm not sure it's the complete solution, because it doesn't validate in epub, but it does give a thumbnail.

I use sigil to open up the epub.

Make a thumbnail image (I make them 240 high, but I still use the old 800x600 covers) and import them into the image folder.

In the content.opf file, add the code into the <metadata> section:

<meta content="images/image00004.jpg" name="Cover ThumbNail Image" /> (where the image00004.jpg is the thumbnail file name.)

11-17-2012, 10:55 PM	#2
JaneFancher Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 496 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Spokane, Washington Device: Kindle2	I'm not sure it's the complete solution, because it doesn't validate in epub, but it does give a thumbnail. I use sigil to open up the epub. Make a thumbnail image (I make them 240 high, but I still use the old 800x600 covers) and import them into the image folder. In the content.opf file, add the code into the <metadata> section: <meta content="images/image00004.jpg" name="Cover ThumbNail Image" /> (where the image00004.jpg is the thumbnail file name.)