Thread: Why are my book covers sometimes so small?
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Old 10-18-2019, 05:29 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by geek1011 View Post
No, this isn't due to an issue with the epub itself. This is due to a firmware change in the latest firmware, which seems to now generate covers from the first page rather than getting it from the package document. I haven't tested this much, and it may not apply in all cases. I'm planning to write a cover extractor later to work around this issue (probably next time I import a bunch of books).

Update: I just read back through this thread, and what Jon mentioned about enabling cover uploading in Calibre would have the same result, assuming you use Calibre for your ebooks.
Which explains why I never saw the bug. But then, I make sure I have a hi-res cover or the largest cover I can find if not. And I do use Calibre. So the covers get sent to the Kobo dithered in B&W.
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