Thumbnails why?

JSWolf · 08-19-2011, 07:53 PM

Why is it we have totally useless thumbnail images of whatever the cover image is? What good does it serve other then bloat? It's even sometimes in the guide so it can become a menu item for Mobipocket.

Pomtroll · 08-19-2011, 09:03 PM

I don't know. That is one thing I kind of like about my Kindle3. Just title & author. Though some people do like finding their books by image. I would like to hide those images on my Sony 350. Especially when I'm done reading them.

jgaiser · 08-19-2011, 11:42 PM

Don't you like bookcovers?

Personally I like having my bookcovers on my Nook. Even add them in if the book just has a title page.

vulcan_girl · 08-20-2011, 10:51 AM

Because seeing the cover helps me remember the book more than just a title and author.

Pomtroll · 08-20-2011, 11:34 AM

I do like the thumbnails because I like looking at book covers. I just don't need them on my front page all the time. When I'm done with them I would like to be able to remove them. Sony has collections & you can move your books to them, but the thumbnails still stay on the front page unless you delete the books.

With my Kindle it is just title & author (which I also like) but when I'm done I can move it to my collections & they are no longer on my front page.

Giggleton · 08-20-2011, 11:56 AM

Sometimes I like bookcovers and sometimes I don't.

They are definitely an interpretation of the work that instills a preconception of the text in your mind before you have even had a chance to read the text. Maybe we should place bookcovers in the middle of the book?

SeaBookGuy · 08-20-2011, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vulcan_girl

Because seeing the cover helps me remember the book more than just a title and author.

Agreed -- helps me to decide on what to read next when a list does nothing to alleviate the indecision.

cyberlizard · 08-20-2011, 04:13 PM

i would love my PB902 to be able to display thumbnail covers for pdf files... problem is it doesn't do it.

Steve

cfrizz · 08-20-2011, 04:21 PM

I would never buy a pb that didn't have a cover, so why shouldn't my ebooks have covers as well?

Heck, I've even put the generic Calibre covers on all of my fanfic stories.

Skibble · 08-20-2011, 04:22 PM

An option to display them or not would be nice. I normally like to see them, as I identify books better by cover than by title, but there are times when I would like to quickly scan a title or author list.

Phogg · 08-20-2011, 05:51 PM

Because toenails would be too big, and might smell funky. /lolcat

speakingtohe · 08-20-2011, 06:30 PM

Pretty sure you can hide the thumbnails on the 350. I don't have one with me so I can't say how but I did it on my roommates PRS 350 when she got it.

Helen

JSWolf · 08-20-2011, 07:19 PM

jgaiser got it wrong about the cover and everyone after that seems to have jumped on the cover bandwagon. It's not about the cover. It's bout the thumbnail image. This is just a really tiny image of whatever the cover image is. I've found no reason for the thumbnail image to be inside the eBook. ADE generates the cover view image from the cover image. Mobipocket Reader does the same thing. So the thumbnail image is NOT used to generate the cover image for cover view.

So what reason is there to have this thumbnail image? All it does it take up space. And in some cases it's also specified to be used int he spine so if the ePub is converted to Mobipocket, you have a link tot he thumbnail image. But you also have the cover.

So given that the thumbnail is not used for the cover image in cover view, what is it for?

speakingtohe · 08-20-2011, 10:00 PM

Now I am really confused. Where inside the book is the tiny thumbnail and how did it get there? Is it in all epubs?

Probably common knowledge, but I have not come across it.

Thanks
Helen

JSWolf · 08-20-2011, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Now I am really confused. Where inside the book is the tiny thumbnail and how did it get there? Is it in all epubs?

Probably common knowledge, but I have not come across it.

Thanks
Helen

You might not see it as it's not displayed in most ePub. But in some ePub, it's in the spine so it ends up as a menu entry for Mobipocket.

08-19-2011, 07:53 PM	#1
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08-19-2011, 09:03 PM	#2
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	I don't know. That is one thing I kind of like about my Kindle3. Just title & author. Though some people do like finding their books by image. I would like to hide those images on my Sony 350. Especially when I'm done reading them.

08-19-2011, 11:42 PM	#3
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Don't you like bookcovers? Personally I like having my bookcovers on my Nook. Even add them in if the book just has a title page.

08-20-2011, 10:51 AM	#4
vulcan_girl Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 1010345 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: PRS 350	Because seeing the cover helps me remember the book more than just a title and author.

08-20-2011, 11:34 AM	#5
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	I do like the thumbnails because I like looking at book covers. I just don't need them on my front page all the time. When I'm done with them I would like to be able to remove them. Sony has collections & you can move your books to them, but the thumbnails still stay on the front page unless you delete the books. With my Kindle it is just title & author (which I also like) but when I'm done I can move it to my collections & they are no longer on my front page.

08-20-2011, 11:56 AM	#6
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	Sometimes I like bookcovers and sometimes I don't. They are definitely an interpretation of the work that instills a preconception of the text in your mind before you have even had a chance to read the text. Maybe we should place bookcovers in the middle of the book?

08-20-2011, 04:13 PM	#8
cyberlizard Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: pocketbook pro 902	i would love my PB902 to be able to display thumbnail covers for pdf files... problem is it doesn't do it. Steve

08-20-2011, 04:21 PM	#9
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,569 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	I would never buy a pb that didn't have a cover, so why shouldn't my ebooks have covers as well? Heck, I've even put the generic Calibre covers on all of my fanfic stories.

08-20-2011, 04:22 PM	#10
Skibble Runs With Scissors Posts: 115 Karma: 1173596 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle Voyage	An option to display them or not would be nice. I normally like to see them, as I identify books better by cover than by title, but there are times when I would like to quickly scan a title or author list.

08-20-2011, 05:51 PM	#11
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	Because toenails would be too big, and might smell funky. /lolcat

08-20-2011, 06:30 PM	#12
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Pretty sure you can hide the thumbnails on the 350. I don't have one with me so I can't say how but I did it on my roommates PRS 350 when she got it. Helen

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08-20-2011, 07:19 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,750 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	jgaiser got it wrong about the cover and everyone after that seems to have jumped on the cover bandwagon. It's not about the cover. It's bout the thumbnail image. This is just a really tiny image of whatever the cover image is. I've found no reason for the thumbnail image to be inside the eBook. ADE generates the cover view image from the cover image. Mobipocket Reader does the same thing. So the thumbnail image is NOT used to generate the cover image for cover view. So what reason is there to have this thumbnail image? All it does it take up space. And in some cases it's also specified to be used int he spine so if the ePub is converted to Mobipocket, you have a link tot he thumbnail image. But you also have the cover. So given that the thumbnail is not used for the cover image in cover view, what is it for?

08-20-2011, 10:00 PM	#14
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Now I am really confused. Where inside the book is the tiny thumbnail and how did it get there? Is it in all epubs? Probably common knowledge, but I have not come across it. Thanks Helen