Question re Covers

rozie123 · 01-27-2008, 12:20 PM

If you purchase a book from the Sony Connect Store, can you change the cover they provide or are you stuck with their cover, as it is DRM protected? Some of their covers are "hideous!"

Thanks for any info.

AnemicOak · 01-27-2008, 12:40 PM

AFAIK you're stuck with the cover the publisher gave you.

igorsk · 01-27-2008, 08:29 PM

Yep, can't edit any metadata in LRX files.

rozie123 · 01-28-2008, 10:40 AM

Well, that's disappointing, if not expected. The thing is, when I purchased these books, I was very new to the reader and I should have purchased them in .lit form and converted. The Sony Connect Store often has the same books that are available in .lit but are cheaper.

Oh well. I'll know better next time.

Thanks anyway.

tobiasj · 01-30-2008, 07:51 AM

It is funny you mention covers, I bought Isaac Asimov's Foundation from the Connect store when I first got my 500 and the cover in that title is from Natural History by Justina Robson though thankfully the text is Foundation. That always bothered me because it is such a simple thing to be wrong, yet it makes the whole operation look amateurish, obviously no one bothers to proof these books.

-John

01-27-2008, 12:20 PM	#1
rozie123 Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS505	Question re Covers If you purchase a book from the Sony Connect Store, can you change the cover they provide or are you stuck with their cover, as it is DRM protected? Some of their covers are "hideous!" Thanks for any info.

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01-27-2008, 12:40 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	AFAIK you're stuck with the cover the publisher gave you.

01-27-2008, 08:29 PM	#3
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Yep, can't edit any metadata in LRX files.

01-28-2008, 10:40 AM	#4
rozie123 Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS505	Well, that's disappointing, if not expected. The thing is, when I purchased these books, I was very new to the reader and I should have purchased them in .lit form and converted. The Sony Connect Store often has the same books that are available in .lit but are cheaper. Oh well. I'll know better next time. Thanks anyway.

01-30-2008, 07:51 AM	#5
tobiasj surrounded by books Posts: 40 Karma: 11 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle HDX, PRS-500, PRS-505, Rocket e-book	It is funny you mention covers, I bought Isaac Asimov's Foundation from the Connect store when I first got my 500 and the cover in that title is from Natural History by Justina Robson though thankfully the text is Foundation. That always bothered me because it is such a simple thing to be wrong, yet it makes the whole operation look amateurish, obviously no one bothers to proof these books. -John

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