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1611mac · 04-19-2011, 12:51 PM

I have an epub with a cover placed via Calibre Metadata. When the ePub is saved to disk and the file dropped into iTunes/Books (iBooks) my cover does not show, I get the generic cover.

When I use "Send to Device" my cover does show in iBooks.

What is "Send to Device" doing to make the cover show that "Save to Disk" isn't and how can I create a saved file with the cover?

I want files on my desktop that could be given to another iBooks user and dropped into iBooks. Do I always have to "Send to Device" (iPad) and then "steal" the file out of the iTunes Media Folder?

(As a workaround I placed the cover in my original Pages ePub but I'd rather place the cover in Calibre.)

04-19-2011, 12:51 PM	#1
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	Send to Device (iPad) vs. Save to Disk (cover issue) I have an epub with a cover placed via Calibre Metadata. When the ePub is saved to disk and the file dropped into iTunes/Books (iBooks) my cover does not show, I get the generic cover. When I use "Send to Device" my cover does show in iBooks. What is "Send to Device" doing to make the cover show that "Save to Disk" isn't and how can I create a saved file with the cover? I want files on my desktop that could be given to another iBooks user and dropped into iBooks. Do I always have to "Send to Device" (iPad) and then "steal" the file out of the iTunes Media Folder? (As a workaround I placed the cover in my original Pages ePub but I'd rather place the cover in Calibre.)