Don't want a cover when converting

DJTaylor · 05-28-2014, 01:26 AM

I'm about to submit my ebook to Amazon, and don't want a book cover in the finished MOBI. I've created my ebook in Sigil, and when I convert it to MOBI using Calibre, it uses the front matter page as a default cover, which means the reader will see this twice. How do I do a conversion that results in the book having no cover?

Kind regards

kovidgoyal · 05-28-2014, 01:34 AM

You dont. Create a generic cover image and set it as the cover before doing the conversion. And note that readers dont see the cover when reading the book on a Kindle unless they explicitly ask to see it. And if you dont put in a cover, your amazon will likely generate a generic cover for your book anyway as part of the publishing process.

eschwartz · 05-28-2014, 03:12 PM

And you should use kindlegen to create the mobi if you plan on selling on Amazon. Or upload the EPUB -- they should convert it for you.

calibre-created mobis will either don't have the KF8 (new mobi) format or will be rejected by Amazon's upload process.

DJTaylor · 05-29-2014, 02:44 AM

Thanks for the advice.

DJTaylor · 05-29-2014, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You dont. Create a generic cover image and set it as the cover before doing the conversion. And note that readers don't see the cover when reading the book on a Kindle unless they explicitly ask to see it. And if you dont put in a cover, your amazon will likely generate a generic cover for your book anyway as part of the publishing process.

I have a cover to upload to Amazon when I submit it, but I'm worried that the generic cover (which is a replication of the front matter page) will show twice.

05-28-2014, 01:26 AM	#1
DJTaylor Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle	Don't want a cover when converting I'm about to submit my ebook to Amazon, and don't want a book cover in the finished MOBI. I've created my ebook in Sigil, and when I convert it to MOBI using Calibre, it uses the front matter page as a default cover, which means the reader will see this twice. How do I do a conversion that results in the book having no cover? Kind regards

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05-28-2014, 01:34 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You dont. Create a generic cover image and set it as the cover before doing the conversion. And note that readers dont see the cover when reading the book on a Kindle unless they explicitly ask to see it. And if you dont put in a cover, your amazon will likely generate a generic cover for your book anyway as part of the publishing process.

05-28-2014, 03:12 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	And you should use kindlegen to create the mobi if you plan on selling on Amazon. Or upload the EPUB -- they should convert it for you. calibre-created mobis will either don't have the KF8 (new mobi) format or will be rejected by Amazon's upload process.

05-29-2014, 02:44 AM	#4
DJTaylor Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle	Thanks for the advice.

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