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Karellen · 11-06-2021, 04:10 PM

A little over a year ago, I decided to pick up a novel to read, which was a first in almost 5 years. While scrolling through my Calibre library, I realised how messy and disorganised my library was. I had never given it the TLC it required.

So with little experience with ebooks, I decided to fix my library. It was initially challenging as there was so much to learn, but it quickly became easier.

One thing I did notice was that good quality book covers for older novels were non-existent for many books I owned. Sure, there were postage stamp size images, but these looked terrible.

As I happen to own the paper books for most of the ebooks in my library, I decided to recreate the book covers. I have recreated over 60 covers, so far. An example before and after cover is below.

What they are not: They are not pixel perfect reproductions. If you view original and recreation side by side, yes you will notice slight differences- slightly different font or colours. But if you viewed the recreated cover on its own, you should be able to say "yea, I remember that cover".

Some covers only needed minor fixes, usually to the text that uses a reflective effect which does not scan well. Others required major work.

I am happy to share my covers with anyone that wants them, and I hope others will share theirs.

I have, so far, recreated covers for the following authors:

Arthur C. Clarke
David Brin
Greg Bear
Gregory Benford
Isaac Asimov
J.K. Rowling
Jeanne DuPrau
K.W. Jeter
Mark W. Tiedemann
Michael Crichton
Neil Gaimann
Roger MacBride Allen

(@mods I hope this does not breach any forum rules?)

== Edit ==
My gallery... https://github.com/KarellenX/book-covers

11-06-2021, 04:10 PM	#1
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,615 Karma: 9500498 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	High Quality Book Covers A little over a year ago, I decided to pick up a novel to read, which was a first in almost 5 years. While scrolling through my Calibre library, I realised how messy and disorganised my library was. I had never given it the TLC it required. So with little experience with ebooks, I decided to fix my library. It was initially challenging as there was so much to learn, but it quickly became easier. One thing I did notice was that good quality book covers for older novels were non-existent for many books I owned. Sure, there were postage stamp size images, but these looked terrible. As I happen to own the paper books for most of the ebooks in my library, I decided to recreate the book covers. I have recreated over 60 covers, so far. An example before and after cover is below. What they are not: They are not pixel perfect reproductions. If you view original and recreation side by side, yes you will notice slight differences- slightly different font or colours. But if you viewed the recreated cover on its own, you should be able to say "yea, I remember that cover". Some covers only needed minor fixes, usually to the text that uses a reflective effect which does not scan well. Others required major work. I am happy to share my covers with anyone that wants them, and I hope others will share theirs. I have, so far, recreated covers for the following authors: Arthur C. Clarke David Brin Greg Bear Gregory Benford Isaac Asimov J.K. Rowling Jeanne DuPrau K.W. Jeter Mark W. Tiedemann Michael Crichton Neil Gaimann Roger MacBride Allen (@mods I hope this does not breach any forum rules?) == Edit == My gallery... https://github.com/KarellenX/book-covers Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Karellen; 05-13-2022 at 06:23 PM.