Sigil 0.7.2 cover doesn't show on Sony Reader

bartovan · 01-09-2014, 06:32 AM

Hello everyone,

sorry if this is double posting, I searched around and found related threads but no solution...

I am finishing a book that I want to sell on Amazon and am at the stage of adding my cover in the .epub file in Sigil 0.7.2.
I did everything as I should (I think), using Tools -> Add cover; I have my cover.xhtml and my cover.jpg in place (which is 1563 by 2500 pixels), semantics "cover" allright for both files, in Sigil everything looks fine.

But when I upload to my (a bit old) Sony Reader, no cover at all, and the book starts with two white pages.

Here is my "cover.xhtml":

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
  "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
  <title>Cover</title>
</head>

<body>
  <div style="text-align: center; padding: 0pt; margin: 0pt;">
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="100%" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 1563 2500" width="100%" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
      <image height="2500" width="1563" xlink:href="../Images/cover.jpg"></image>
    </svg>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

I also tried to inverse the "name" and "content" bits in the content.opf (I found something about that in another thread) so that it says

Code:

<meta name="cover" content="cover.jpg" />

now, fiddled with the height and width parameters, but nothing works.

Please help, I'm really stuck... Many thanks in advance...

cybmole · 01-09-2014, 07:16 AM

it probably does not show simply because it is too big + has a non standard aspect ratio & so the sony reader cannot downscale it.

mrmikel · 01-09-2014, 07:33 AM

On my Sony if things are too big, they will bleed into the next page, but I have never tried anything that was 3 times larger than the screen. Easy to test...just sub in a new cover.jpg. It hardly matters if he wants to sell it on Amazon for Kindles anyway.

Toxaris · 01-09-2014, 08:07 AM

The non-standard ratio is not important, the reader can easily cope with that.

cybmole · 01-09-2014, 08:19 AM

maybe - I recall having one .jpg book cover which stubbornly refused to show up on my prs-650. I never did figure exactly what was wrong with it - in the end I just replaced it with a different image from amazon & all was fine

DiapDealer · 01-09-2014, 08:46 AM

I don't have a sony, but I've seen large images not show up on other readers/apps. I'd see if getting the longest side under 2400px makes a difference. If only to rule it out.

bartovan · 01-09-2014, 09:38 AM

OK, many thanks for your replies.
I'll leave it at that, my final goal is Amazon anyway, and forget the Sony Reader...

Notjohn · 01-14-2014, 10:04 AM

Beware of included covers uploaded to the KDP in epub format. You are likely to get a double cover, because the separately uploaded "product image" will be downgraded and converted as the included cover. This used to happen long ago, then stopped happening, then began again a year ago. Since I no longer include a cover in my KDP-bound epubs, I don't know if it's still the case. But definitely you don't NEED an included cover in the KDP platform.

DiapDealer · 01-14-2014, 12:06 PM

The cover image included (and identified as per the guidelines) in the epub itself is still the one used to generate the cover image of the Kindlebook. It's the inclusion of a separate (x)html cover page that can result in the double-cover situation; and should be avoided in KDP- or Kindlegen-bound epubs.

buecherhans · 01-16-2014, 02:09 PM

The svg wrapping may be the problem. Try without as Sony reads jpf just fine.
<body>
<div><img alt="Cover" src="../Images/Cover.jpg" style="max-width:100%" /></div>
</body>
alternatively convert to png.

Toxaris · 01-16-2014, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buecherhans

The svg wrapping may be the problem. Try without as Sony reads jpf just fine.
<body>
<div><img alt="Cover" src="../Images/Cover.jpg" style="max-width:100%" /></div>
</body>
alternatively convert to png.

SVG wrapping is not the issue. That works on all readers I have seen. That includes several Sony's.

01-09-2014, 06:32 AM	#1
bartovan Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: none	Sigil 0.7.2 cover doesn't show on Sony Reader Hello everyone, sorry if this is double posting, I searched around and found related threads but no solution... I am finishing a book that I want to sell on Amazon and am at the stage of adding my cover in the .epub file in Sigil 0.7.2. I did everything as I should (I think), using Tools -> Add cover; I have my cover.xhtml and my cover.jpg in place (which is 1563 by 2500 pixels), semantics "cover" allright for both files, in Sigil everything looks fine. But when I upload to my (a bit old) Sony Reader, no cover at all, and the book starts with two white pages. Here is my "cover.xhtml": Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Cover</title> </head> <body> <div style="text-align: center; padding: 0pt; margin: 0pt;"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="100%" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 1563 2500" width="100%" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <image height="2500" width="1563" xlink:href="../Images/cover.jpg"></image> </svg> </div> </body> </html> I also tried to inverse the "name" and "content" bits in the content.opf (I found something about that in another thread) so that it says Code: <meta name="cover" content="cover.jpg" /> now, fiddled with the height and width parameters, but nothing works. Please help, I'm really stuck... Many thanks in advance...

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01-09-2014, 07:16 AM	#2
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	it probably does not show simply because it is too big + has a non standard aspect ratio & so the sony reader cannot downscale it.

01-09-2014, 07:33 AM	#3
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	On my Sony if things are too big, they will bleed into the next page, but I have never tried anything that was 3 times larger than the screen. Easy to test...just sub in a new cover.jpg. It hardly matters if he wants to sell it on Amazon for Kindles anyway.

01-09-2014, 08:07 AM	#4
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	The non-standard ratio is not important, the reader can easily cope with that.

01-09-2014, 08:19 AM	#5
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	maybe - I recall having one .jpg book cover which stubbornly refused to show up on my prs-650. I never did figure exactly what was wrong with it - in the end I just replaced it with a different image from amazon & all was fine

01-09-2014, 08:46 AM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I don't have a sony, but I've seen large images not show up on other readers/apps. I'd see if getting the longest side under 2400px makes a difference. If only to rule it out.

01-09-2014, 09:38 AM	#7
bartovan Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: none	OK, many thanks for your replies. I'll leave it at that, my final goal is Amazon anyway, and forget the Sony Reader...

01-14-2014, 10:04 AM	#8
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,518 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	Beware of included covers uploaded to the KDP in epub format. You are likely to get a double cover, because the separately uploaded "product image" will be downgraded and converted as the included cover. This used to happen long ago, then stopped happening, then began again a year ago. Since I no longer include a cover in my KDP-bound epubs, I don't know if it's still the case. But definitely you don't NEED an included cover in the KDP platform.

01-14-2014, 12:06 PM	#9
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	The cover image included (and identified as per the guidelines) in the epub itself is still the one used to generate the cover image of the Kindlebook. It's the inclusion of a separate (x)html cover page that can result in the double-cover situation; and should be avoided in KDP- or Kindlegen-bound epubs.

01-16-2014, 02:09 PM	#10
buecherhans Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 20 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Device: iPad, iPhone	The svg wrapping may be the problem. Try without as Sony reads jpf just fine. <body> <div><img alt="Cover" src="../Images/Cover.jpg" style="max-width:100%" /></div> </body> alternatively convert to png.