Kindle Paperwhite Home Screen books Covers are too small

alfarhan · 01-28-2013, 10:42 AM

Hi,

As you see in the attached image, All books which I converted from ePub to Azw3 by Calibre shows up smaller than Amazon Store original books and with the bottom word "Personal". If I convert these books from ePub to Mobi then it will show up just like Amazon books cover size.

Any idea how can I make them all the same size "big"?

ixtab · 01-28-2013, 10:44 AM

Umm... which attached image?

(edit: ok, I see it's there now)

Anyway, you may want to give this calibre plugin a try.

alfarhan · 01-28-2013, 10:50 AM

Oops, i just uploaded the attachment. I'll give it a try but i think it has something to do with telling Kindle this is a "Personal" Document i guess? that's why it Kindle resize the covers to a smaller size?

ixtab · 01-28-2013, 10:53 AM

I don't think so, but I'm not a calibre expert in any way. To me it looks like the conversion to .azw3 simply uses a "wrong" cover size, while the conversion to .mobi uses a "correct" one - but I may well be wrong.

NiLuJe · 01-28-2013, 08:35 PM

This was fixed in Calibre a good while ago. Re-convert your books with a recent Calibre version. (Delete them from your device first).

alfarhan · 01-29-2013, 07:03 AM

I have the latest version of Calibre. Nothing changed.

NiLuJe · 01-29-2013, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

This was fixed in Calibre a good while ago. Re-convert your books with a recent Calibre version. (Delete them from your device first).

Also, make sure you're using Calibre's "Send To Device" via USB, not anything else (Send To Kindle, e-mail, whatever).

gers1978 · 05-17-2013, 01:50 PM

It's still not fixed, and I'm using 0.9.31 (released today, 17 May 2013). Converted AZW3 files using Send To Device > Main Memory via USB still show a very small thumbnail cover

twobob · 05-17-2013, 02:01 PM

your device says "Kindle" any advances on that?

Like a Kindle 4 basic?

or a kindle PW?

gers1978 · 05-17-2013, 02:03 PM

I have a PW. If I rename the AZW3 file to .mobi and put it on my PW, the cover becomes full size (the book won't open, mind you, but the cover is full size). If I rename it back to AZW3, the cover is small again.

knc1 · 05-17-2013, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gers1978

I have a PW. If I rename the AZW3 file to .mobi and put it on my PW, the cover becomes full size (the book won't open, mind you, but the cover is full size). If I rename it back to AZW3, the cover is small again.

And your question is ?

http://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions/

Have you tried renaming the system32 directory on your Windows install? What happened? See any connection with what you did here?

twobob · 05-17-2013, 06:33 PM

Hmm.. it's a puzzler for sure.

possibly then there are some specific DPI requirements of the AZW3 files... I honestly hadn't noticed this behaviour myself..

Do you have any metrics for the "sizes" of the cover files out of - say - calibre?

2cukica4 · 05-18-2013, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alfarhan

Hi,

As you see in the attached image, All books which I converted from ePub to Azw3 by Calibre shows up smaller than Amazon Store original books and with the bottom word "Personal". If I convert these books from ePub to Mobi then it will show up just like Amazon books cover size.

Any idea how can I make them all the same size "big"?

You should use "Resize Cover" plugin in Calibre with default settings before conversion...

gargoyle67 · 05-19-2013, 03:46 AM

Yes use the resize plugin as 2cukica4 said and set a custom size of 758x1024 click required book and then click the plugin, Then simply convert the book in Calibre to embed the cover.

alfarhan · 05-19-2013, 08:29 AM

Even with the "Resize Cover" Plugin, nothing changes. See the attached screenshot please.

01-28-2013, 10:42 AM	#1
alfarhan Member Posts: 24 Karma: 26512 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Kindle Paperwhite Home Screen books Covers are too small Hi, As you see in the attached image, All books which I converted from ePub to Azw3 by Calibre shows up smaller than Amazon Store original books and with the bottom word "Personal". If I convert these books from ePub to Mobi then it will show up just like Amazon books cover size. Any idea how can I make them all the same size "big"? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by alfarhan; 01-28-2013 at 10:46 AM.

01-28-2013, 10:44 AM	#2
ixtab offline Posts: 2,326 Karma: 4941079 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3/K4/K5/PW	Umm... which attached image? (edit: ok, I see it's there now) Anyway, you may want to give this calibre plugin a try. Last edited by ixtab; 01-28-2013 at 10:49 AM.

05-17-2013, 02:01 PM	#9
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05-17-2013, 06:33 PM	#12
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 5,143 Karma: 5329011 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\|K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|Ematic E6+E8\|Rooted Nook Touch\|NO K2!!	Hmm.. it's a puzzler for sure. possibly then there are some specific DPI requirements of the AZW3 files... I honestly hadn't noticed this behaviour myself.. Do you have any metrics for the "sizes" of the cover files out of - say - calibre? __________________ Audiophile and electron bully. My tunes (for free) soundcloud.com/twobob. DONATE TO KUAL BY CLICKING THIS SIMPLE LINK Kung-Fu. Hard work over time to accomplish skill. A painter can have kung-fu... The musician can have kung-fu, or the poet who paints pictures with words and makes emperors weep. This, too, is kung-fu. Formless, nameless, the true master dwells within. Only you can free him. The album I'm headlining on at the moment: s.beatport.com/OCp9dT - FREE: 2012 Award winning set

05-19-2013, 08:29 AM	#15
alfarhan Member Posts: 24 Karma: 26512 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Even with the "Resize Cover" Plugin, nothing changes. See the attached screenshot please. Attached Thumbnails

01-28-2013, 10:50 AM	#3
alfarhan Member Posts: 24 Karma: 26512 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Oops, i just uploaded the attachment. I'll give it a try but i think it has something to do with telling Kindle this is a "Personal" Document i guess? that's why it Kindle resize the covers to a smaller size?

01-28-2013, 10:53 AM	#4
ixtab offline Posts: 2,326 Karma: 4941079 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3/K4/K5/PW	I don't think so, but I'm not a calibre expert in any way. To me it looks like the conversion to .azw3 simply uses a "wrong" cover size, while the conversion to .mobi uses a "correct" one - but I may well be wrong.

01-28-2013, 08:35 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 2,895 Karma: 2267783 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w & PW	This was fixed in Calibre a good while ago. Re-convert your books with a recent Calibre version. (Delete them from your device first).

01-29-2013, 07:03 AM	#6
alfarhan Member Posts: 24 Karma: 26512 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	I have the latest version of Calibre. Nothing changed.

05-17-2013, 01:50 PM	#8
gers1978 Addict Posts: 255 Karma: 1008414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	It's still not fixed, and I'm using 0.9.31 (released today, 17 May 2013). Converted AZW3 files using Send To Device > Main Memory via USB still show a very small thumbnail cover

05-17-2013, 02:03 PM	#10
gers1978 Addict Posts: 255 Karma: 1008414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	I have a PW. If I rename the AZW3 file to .mobi and put it on my PW, the cover becomes full size (the book won't open, mind you, but the cover is full size). If I rename it back to AZW3, the cover is small again.

05-19-2013, 03:46 AM	#14
gargoyle67 Groupie Posts: 180 Karma: 151909 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (JB)	Yes use the resize plugin as 2cukica4 said and set a custom size of 758x1024 click required book and then click the plugin, Then simply convert the book in Calibre to embed the cover.

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