eBook Cover

LGN · 10-22-2010, 01:12 PM

I have an ebook, where the cover contains a cover image and the title page a graphic. When added to Calibre , calibre takes the image from the title page to show as cover. Does this happen alot/ is this some known issue?

bigpallooka · 10-23-2010, 05:57 AM

Are you saying that you have an ebook (what format?) that contains a cover in the meta data but it is being overwritten when you import it into calibre by the graphic on the first page? Where are you viewing this change? On your reader? In the metadata? In the calibre viewing app?

speakingtohe · 10-23-2010, 05:33 PM

check the remove first image box under look and feel

bigpallooka · 10-23-2010, 08:14 PM

Isn't that for conversion? or does that effect all updating of metadata irrespective of format/file type?

SeaBookGuy · 10-23-2010, 08:22 PM

I have a different issue -- I add a new cover as metadata, which seems to "stick", but then on the device,
it shows the old one.

Bricorn · 10-23-2010, 08:34 PM

Adding it as metadata isn't enough, you then have to convert the ebook - even if you're keeping the same format - for it to become part of the ebook.

SeaBookGuy · 10-23-2010, 08:49 PM

Thanks!

LGN · 10-23-2010, 10:19 PM

I have the ebook as ePUB. I wonder if theres something to change in the epub to have it read the image shown on the page defined as cover. Calibre shows the image on the title page as thumbnail.

[Edit: I found the problem lies with the epub internal OPF which still references the old image as cover. Ill forgot to set the new image as cover. Thanks and sorry for the confusion

10-22-2010, 01:12 PM	#1
LGN Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 60 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: ProMedia eReader, Sony PRS-600	eBook Cover I have an ebook, where the cover contains a cover image and the title page a graphic. When added to Calibre , calibre takes the image from the title page to show as cover. Does this happen alot/ is this some known issue?

10-23-2010, 10:19 PM	#8
LGN Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 60 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: ProMedia eReader, Sony PRS-600	I have the ebook as ePUB. I wonder if theres something to change in the epub to have it read the image shown on the page defined as cover. Calibre shows the image on the title page as thumbnail. [Edit: I found the problem lies with the epub internal OPF which still references the old image as cover. Ill forgot to set the new image as cover. Thanks and sorry for the confusion Last edited by LGN; 10-23-2010 at 10:41 PM.

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10-23-2010, 05:57 AM	#2
bigpallooka Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 24 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kobo/Tablet PC/Desktop/Laptop	Are you saying that you have an ebook (what format?) that contains a cover in the meta data but it is being overwritten when you import it into calibre by the graphic on the first page? Where are you viewing this change? On your reader? In the metadata? In the calibre viewing app?

10-23-2010, 05:33 PM	#3
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	check the remove first image box under look and feel

10-23-2010, 08:14 PM	#4
bigpallooka Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 24 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kobo/Tablet PC/Desktop/Laptop	Isn't that for conversion? or does that effect all updating of metadata irrespective of format/file type?

10-23-2010, 08:22 PM	#5
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I have a different issue -- I add a new cover as metadata, which seems to "stick", but then on the device, it shows the old one.

10-23-2010, 08:34 PM	#6
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	Adding it as metadata isn't enough, you then have to convert the ebook - even if you're keeping the same format - for it to become part of the ebook.

10-23-2010, 08:49 PM	#7
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Thanks!

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