04-07-2010, 04:37 PM | #16 |
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Now, now, let's stop all the bad feelings towards the houses and try and be a little more understanding.
Did it never occur to all the complainers that they may have only gotten 1 file for the cover art? Yes, just a single file to use for all the books sold of that title that go out over the wires. Just imagine how ratty and worn that file would look if you put that cover on every digital book you sold? After a few thousand it would look horrible and entirely unprofessional. Who then would buy them? No one! And then they would have to quit putting that cover on later issues. Imagine the riots, the chaos that would erupt as people started dividing themselves between 'covered' and 'coverless'. The toll on an already weakened global economy would be devastating. A possible world collapse and new dark age of society could occur. Personally, I think we should THANK those forward thinking and altruistic publishers for helping to stave off global calamity and I would appreciate it if you would please keep that in mind before assuming that their actions are all based on incompetence, sloth and selfishness. I said Good Day, Sir. |
04-07-2010, 07:16 PM | #17 |
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I printed out the cover from Sony's site and I pasted it on the front flap of my 505's cover...
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I actually have most of the design done-but implementing it will take some time-like maybe a few years. But it's a nice retirement project. So there's a (future) reason for nice covers. |
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Fortunately, we have been told that we can take the publishers to court and file suit over this issue. I'm relieved. Stitchawl |
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04-08-2010, 01:03 AM | #20 |
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Hmmm. I confess to having a script that adds the cover to all my eBooks. Of course I don't decrypt it! You can add content to encrypted epub.
Can't you? If not ignore my post. Damn good book. Just finished. Last edited by riemann42; 04-08-2010 at 01:05 AM. Reason: Remove bizare type-o. It's epub not ePuppy. |
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Joking aside, the point is, Stitchawl, that there really are valid reasons why it's important to have a recognisable cover for an e-book. It's not just "complaining for sake of complaining" as you suggest in your earlier post. On many devices it's a real pain not to have a cover on a book.
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I think some may be missing the point concerning the missing cover and say missing semi-colons, spelling errors or whatever. Are you really willing to spend that much money on something a publisher didn't feel it was worth spending the time on to make sure was both correct and complete? My point is why should a book I pay for electronically and download be inferior to one I purchased at a store? I could make a better book than that, and I have. Could the same argument then be made for hardcover books? You pick up your new book and walk to the counter and pay for it. When you get home, you realize they removed the dust jacket and kept it before putting it in the bag. Should you then say "I never look at the dust jacket so who cares that they didn't include that?" Or I never read the dedication so who cares they didn't include that? ...etc etc? When I spend hard earned money on something, I expect what I'm purchasing to be what is displayed on their site.
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I disinfect any of my DRMed titles and then use Calibre to add covers where necessary. Most of the time a suitable covrt is found in Calibre so it's a fairly painless operation. In the rare cases Calibre doesn't find a cover I download one and add it manually. An extra step or two but worth it for me.
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This is a bit off topic...but you guys are doing that with DRM'd books? Using Calibre? And if so, why am I using the Sony software again...
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Calibre will add covers to DRM'ed ebooks. You just need the Sony software if you want to buy from Sony's ebook store. If you buy DRM'ed books elsewhere, the Adobe Digital Editions software works good too. I normally strip DRM, because not all my devices support ADE (plus I'm a linux user, and ADE is cludgy with WINE), but you can buy with ADE and then import straight into Calibre.
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As Harry pointed out to me, in some cases a cover is really needed. To my way of thinking that is quite different from getting upset over poor typography. If I have to experience a ration of wrath I prefer it to be over the lack of world peace or the homeless problem in California. Quote:
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