Epub cover image issue

[vipinpa]

Hello Everyone,

I have some issue with cover page. The problem is my cover image showing last of the page when I load it in calibre.

I have done .opf like this

in <metadata> section put this
<meta name='cover' content='cover-image'/>

and in <manifest> section cover image and title page like this.

<item id="title" href="title.html" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />
<item id='cover-image' href='images/cover.jpg' media-type='image/jpeg' />
etc..
'images/cover.jpg' in title.html file.

and in <spine> section ,

<spine toc="ncx">
<itemref idref="title" linear="no"/>
<itemref idref="other pages" />
etc...

finally in <guide> section

<guide>
<reference type="cover" title="Cover Image" href="title.html"/>
etc

I want to show first cover image when I load .epub in calibre. Can you please help me, if I made any mistake in that or need to add anything else?

Please help me.

Vipin

[Jellby]

Items in the spine with linear="no" don't normally show in Calibre ebook reader. They are accessible if there are hyperlinks to them, but not through normal browsing.

[vipinpa]

Thanks for your reply.

But why cover page showing at the end of the book?

Actually I am converting .epub to .mobi for kindle. If I remove linear="no" , then it will show cover page at the start, but in Kindle previewer it showing two cover pages.

Spend so much time on this.

Please help me.

Thanks
Vipin

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by vipinpa

Spend so much time on this.

Please help me.

Test your ePubs in something other than the Calibre viewer.

[vipinpa]

I have checked it in bookworm.oreilly.com. I think here it is looking good.

But how can we fix it in calibre and .mobi file in kindle previewer?

Thanks,
vipin

[zelda_pinwheel]

Hi vipinpa, i've moved your thread to the epub forum where it will be more visible. good luck with your problem.

[vipinpa]

Hello zelda_pinwheel,

Thanks for moving my thread to epub forum. I am really waiting for a solution..

Thanks,
Vipin

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by vipinpa

But why cover page showing at the end of the book?

Actually I am converting .epub to .mobi for kindle. If I remove linear="no" , then it will show cover page at the start, but in Kindle previewer it showing two cover pages.

I think you'll need to upload a sample epub before anyone can give a definitive answer. It might just be a problem with the Calibre viewer, or you might be misinterpreting what you're seeing.

I'd suggest keeping the linear="no", as otherwise you'll have problems with the Kindle file having two versions of the cover image at the front. ePub viewers will show the cover by other means.

[vipinpa]

Hello,

I am attaching epub here. you can see cover image at the end.

Please check it and let me know if I made any mistake in it.

Thanks in advance.

Vipin

[pdurrant]

There are lots of mistakes, but none that affect the cover image. It seems that the Calibre Viewer just decides to put any linear="no" items in the spine at the end, instead of only showing through through TOC access.

As I said - you need to test in more than the Calibre viewer. Adobe Digital Editions is good, since most people will be using one form of it or another. But test in more than one viewer if you can.

You also need to run epubcheck - your .ncx file has a problem with duplicate play order numbers, and your XHTML isn't compliant.

And once you have epubcheck, don't forget that it only checks technical problems with DTD compliance. Passing epubcheck doesn't mean your epub will look good, or read as you expect.

I'd also suggest cutting the cover image down to just the front cover.

Originally Posted by vipinpa

Hello,

I am attaching epub here. you can see cover image at the end.

Please check it and let me know if I made any mistake in it.

Thanks in advance.

Vipin

[vipinpa]

Hello pdurrant,

Thanks for your reply. It is not fixed yet. I am trying to fix it.

Can you tell me what are the major mistakes I have made in the epub please..

Thanks,
Vipin

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by vipinpa

Hello pdurrant,

Thanks for your reply. It is not fixed yet. I am trying to fix it.

Can you tell me what are the major mistakes I have made in the epub please..

Thanks,
Vipin

Your cover page isn't annotated as a cover page. Open up the ePub using Sigil. Right click on title.html - Add symantics - check cover. Then save the file.

I hope this helps.

[vipinpa]

Hello dwanthny,

Thanks for your reply. Actually I am a beginner in epub. I have done what you explained. But I didn't get what is the issue. If you don't mind, please give me bit more explanation about it.

Thanks,
Vipin

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by vipinpa

Thanks for your reply. Actually I am a beginner in epub. I have done what you explained. But I didn't get what is the issue. If you don't mind, please give me bit more explanation about it.

You and I are at the same beginning level. I just noticed that item in Sigil, tried it on your book and it worked.

It seems this setting labels that html as the cover page and it is treated as such from then on.

Now you know everything I know on the subject.

[pdurrant]

I didn't say major. I did say:

your .ncx file has a problem with duplicate play order numbers, and your XHTML isn't compliant.

regards,

Paul

Originally Posted by vipinpa

Hello pdurrant,

Thanks for your reply. It is not fixed yet. I am trying to fix it.

Can you tell me what are the major mistakes I have made in the epub please..

Thanks,
Vipin