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Old 04-12-2017, 06:40 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by jasonjmb View Post
I have trouble starting my book at the cover in Kindle. So, I specify cover.xhtml as "text" in nav.xhtml, Kindle indeed shows my cover first. However, it also duplicates the cover, because my understanding is that, when I specify cover.xhtml as the "cover", kindle ignores the file and generates a cover on its own. So when I specify cover.xhtml also as "text", it then includes it after the cover it generated on its own. I am curious to know how to show the cover in Kindle the right way.
Well, are you asking for the correct way to include the cover, or are you asking for the correct way to include the cover, and then have it also open to the cover?

The correct way to include the cover, in an ePUB that is intended to be the source of the MOBI is to semantically mark the cover image, and then remove the cover.html file from the ePUB. Then build the MOBI via KGen, KPreviewer or the KDP. That, however, won't necessarily render the cover as the SRL—the start reading location. Sry, on phone and can't elaborate further right nowwill try to login later and add to this.

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