When opening a new book, why doesn't Kindle start at the cover?

jpcapili · 10-19-2011, 01:15 AM

is there anything I should configure in .mobi output?

DoctorOhh · 10-19-2011, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpcapili

is there anything I should configure in .mobi output?

In essence this is a feature of the Kindle.

You might be able to get around it, read this thread for info.

Or not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The Kindle opens books on the first page after the cover, press the previous page button to see the cover or use the menu

HarryT · 10-19-2011, 11:25 AM

The Kindle opens a book wherever you tell it to in the "Guide" section of the OPF file. The cover, however, is the one place that you can't tell it to open the book at.

Oldpilot · 10-23-2011, 05:05 PM

The publisher determines where the book begins. Kindle's default is the first page of text, but we can over-ride that with div id="start" (or a similar kludge if working in Word). Personally, I want my books to open with the very first page, whether that's the cover, a frontispiece, the title page, or perhaps the table of contents. The reason for that is Amazon's Look Inside feature. If I go to the bother of putting fascinating stuff at the beginning, I want it to be shown in the online and downloadable samples.

(Speaking here as an author, not as a reader.)

10-19-2011, 01:15 AM	#1
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10-19-2011, 11:25 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Kindle opens a book wherever you tell it to in the "Guide" section of the OPF file. The cover, however, is the one place that you can't tell it to open the book at.

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Oldpilot Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 2572 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	The publisher determines where the book begins. Kindle's default is the first page of text, but we can over-ride that with div id="start" (or a similar kludge if working in Word). Personally, I want my books to open with the very first page, whether that's the cover, a frontispiece, the title page, or perhaps the table of contents. The reason for that is Amazon's Look Inside feature. If I go to the bother of putting fascinating stuff at the beginning, I want it to be shown in the online and downloadable samples. (Speaking here as an author, not as a reader.)

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