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signum · 02-26-2015, 07:12 PM

I use the CLI tools to convert pdfs and edit epubs. It seems like every time I convert a pdf to epub, something gets messed up in the Title or Author fields and the generated front cover is wrong. The rest of the pdf junk I have no problem with. It's no biggie to go in and correct the name and author fields in thbe epub with the metadata editor, but regenerating a new front cover with the updated information is a hassle. What I've been doing is to remove the original generated cover and its associated jpeg, do an epub-to-epub conversion, delete the old version, then proceed to work on the version with the newly-created front cover. Is there an easier way? Suggestions using CLI only, please.

02-26-2015, 07:12 PM	#1
signum Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 64428 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Easiest way to generate a new cover using cli tools only? I use the CLI tools to convert pdfs and edit epubs. It seems like every time I convert a pdf to epub, something gets messed up in the Title or Author fields and the generated front cover is wrong. The rest of the pdf junk I have no problem with. It's no biggie to go in and correct the name and author fields in thbe epub with the metadata editor, but regenerating a new front cover with the updated information is a hassle. What I've been doing is to remove the original generated cover and its associated jpeg, do an epub-to-epub conversion, delete the old version, then proceed to work on the version with the newly-created front cover. Is there an easier way? Suggestions using CLI only, please.