Mobipocket cover (Page 0) and iLiad

Arnold23 · 08-18-2008, 11:01 AM

Hi to all,
I own an iLiad and I've got a problem with mobipocket ebooks for which I haven't found any solution by searching in the forum.
When I open any mobipocket ebook in the iLiad (for example "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" from Feedbooks, but it's the same with many other ebooks) I can't find any way to make iLiad displaying "Page 0", which is the one with the cover picture; every time it starts by showing the TOC of the book.
I found elsewhere in the forum how to extract the cover and make it displayed as an icon in the content lister, but I haven't found anything about this problem, so I don't know if I'm doing some mistake.

Could you please help me?

Thanks!

A.

wallcraft · 08-18-2008, 06:13 PM

This is a problem with many recent MOBI ebooks. Older MOBIs (PRCs) did not have a guide item for the cover page but instead simply embedded it into the HTML at the start of the document. Newer MOBIs do have a separate guide item for the cover page, but many of them no longer embed the image in the HTML. This makes the cover image unreachable on the iLiad.

The long term fix is for iRex to add a cover page option. It would also be better, in most cases, for publishers to embed the cover image in the primary flow of the ebook as well as specifying it as a guide item.

FBReader, on all machines, has the same problem (no way to display the cover image) as the Java MobiPocket Reader on the iLiad. I have filed a bug report, so this will get fixed at some point.

Arnold23 · 08-19-2008, 11:02 AM

Thank you very much for your answer!

A

HarryT · 08-19-2008, 11:38 AM

Does it not work on the iLiad to go to page 1 and then do a page back? That works to display the cover on other versions of the Mobipocket Reader.

Arnold23 · 08-19-2008, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Does it not work on the iLiad to go to page 1 and then do a page back?

Nope, I also tried this method but it doesn't work. It seems like iLiad just ignore the existense of the Cover Section

HarryT · 08-19-2008, 12:06 PM

Oh well - just a thought. Sorry that it didn't work.

08-18-2008, 11:01 AM	#1
Arnold23 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: iLiad	Mobipocket cover (Page 0) and iLiad Hi to all, I own an iLiad and I've got a problem with mobipocket ebooks for which I haven't found any solution by searching in the forum. When I open any mobipocket ebook in the iLiad (for example "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" from Feedbooks, but it's the same with many other ebooks) I can't find any way to make iLiad displaying "Page 0", which is the one with the cover picture; every time it starts by showing the TOC of the book. I found elsewhere in the forum how to extract the cover and make it displayed as an icon in the content lister, but I haven't found anything about this problem, so I don't know if I'm doing some mistake. Could you please help me? Thanks! A.

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08-18-2008, 06:13 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	This is a problem with many recent MOBI ebooks. Older MOBIs (PRCs) did not have a guide item for the cover page but instead simply embedded it into the HTML at the start of the document. Newer MOBIs do have a separate guide item for the cover page, but many of them no longer embed the image in the HTML. This makes the cover image unreachable on the iLiad. The long term fix is for iRex to add a cover page option. It would also be better, in most cases, for publishers to embed the cover image in the primary flow of the ebook as well as specifying it as a guide item. FBReader, on all machines, has the same problem (no way to display the cover image) as the Java MobiPocket Reader on the iLiad. I have filed a bug report, so this will get fixed at some point.

08-19-2008, 11:02 AM	#3
Arnold23 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: iLiad	Thank you very much for your answer! A

08-19-2008, 11:38 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Does it not work on the iLiad to go to page 1 and then do a page back? That works to display the cover on other versions of the Mobipocket Reader.

08-19-2008, 12:06 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Oh well - just a thought. Sorry that it didn't work.

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