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44reader · 07-09-2012, 06:24 AM

Hello again, kiwidude.

I'm back on this replaceable cover thing.

Very often when I look for non-replaceable covers (and always not that long after all my books have had replaceable ones) I suddenly find that ALL my books suddenly have non-replaceable covers.

It's bewildering and I feel certain that I haven't done anything myself to cause all of them to change like that (beyond using Modify ePub or Quality Check).

When it happened this latest time, all I had been doing was using this plugin (and a few instances of using Modify ePub.

So I retraced my steps.

I ran "Insert or replace cover" on all the ePubs. Then I ran "Update metadata". Then I checked that all my ePubs had replaceable covers. Fine.

Then I ran through other things I had been running with this plugin (and the top-left 3 items in Modify ePub - one at time), each time subsequently running "Check replaceable cover."

Eventaully I had 'success'. I ran Modify ePub on all my files with "Remove non dc: metadata from manifest."

After I did this, again I ran "Check replaceable cover." None of them were replaceable. All were non-replaceable.

I don't think I can easily do this again straight away because I think I need them to show up first under "Check non dc: metadata" and of course I've just removed all that cruft.

But what I do know is that very soon, and by doing very little, ALL my files will soon show up under "Check non dc: metadata."

So it seems to me that either:

1) Modify ePub or Quality Check is adding non dc: metadata or

2) "Remove non dc: metadata from manifest" is making the covers non-replaceable.

Or something of a combination or something in between that I can't get my head around.

I really am pretty sure that something's not right somewhere with one of these fantastic plugins; it is just too common an experience to find ALL my ePubs with non-replaceable covers.

My posting this only shows in what high regard I hold these plugins (and you - without wanting to sound like a creep).

If I'm helping, well that's my intention. If I'm being an idiot (again), I'm sorry.

07-09-2012, 06:24 AM	#539
44reader Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	Hello again, kiwidude. I'm back on this replaceable cover thing. Very often when I look for non-replaceable covers (and always not that long after all my books have had replaceable ones) I suddenly find that ALL my books suddenly have non-replaceable covers. It's bewildering and I feel certain that I haven't done anything myself to cause all of them to change like that (beyond using Modify ePub or Quality Check). When it happened this latest time, all I had been doing was using this plugin (and a few instances of using Modify ePub. So I retraced my steps. I ran "Insert or replace cover" on all the ePubs. Then I ran "Update metadata". Then I checked that all my ePubs had replaceable covers. Fine. Then I ran through other things I had been running with this plugin (and the top-left 3 items in Modify ePub - one at time), each time subsequently running "Check replaceable cover." Eventaully I had 'success'. I ran Modify ePub on all my files with "Remove non dc: metadata from manifest." After I did this, again I ran "Check replaceable cover." None of them were replaceable. All were non-replaceable. I don't think I can easily do this again straight away because I think I need them to show up first under "Check non dc: metadata" and of course I've just removed all that cruft. But what I do know is that very soon, and by doing very little, ALL my files will soon show up under "Check non dc: metadata." So it seems to me that either: 1) Modify ePub or Quality Check is adding non dc: metadata or 2) "Remove non dc: metadata from manifest" is making the covers non-replaceable. Or something of a combination or something in between that I can't get my head around. I really am pretty sure that something's not right somewhere with one of these fantastic plugins; it is just too common an experience to find ALL my ePubs with non-replaceable covers. My posting this only shows in what high regard I hold these plugins (and you - without wanting to sound like a creep). If I'm helping, well that's my intention. If I'm being an idiot (again), I'm sorry.