Thread: Managing cover images in mobi/epub files
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Old 08-15-2011, 06:27 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by steje View Post
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The only way I have found to properly "clean out" these unwanted images... is to convert the original mobi to OEB folder/HTML, then add the resulting HTML file back to calibre, redo all the metadata tags, convert HTML/ZIP back to MOBI, and then I have a pretty "clean" mobi file with JUST the cover image I've specified in calibre...
One the occasions that I need to significantly massage a MOBI file I've found that a calibre MOBI>EPUB conversion, an edit in Sigil, and then EPUB>MOBI in calibre is the easiest workflow. Using Sigil avoids the issues of the loss of metadata, allows for proper TOC management, makes setting chapter breaks easy (caution with the new v0.4.0!!, I use 0.3.4), and allows decent image control.
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