Troubleshooting Why don't Kindles display cover images?

mr ploppy · 02-04-2011, 06:21 AM

Is there something you can put in the html to fix this? I want a newly opened ebook to display the cover image first, then the copyright page, then a table of contents, then the beginning of the book.

janvanmaar · 02-04-2011, 06:34 AM

It is just not possible. There were several threads about it here on MR. The best you can do is to open at the first page after the cover which can contain the cover picture. Maybe Amazon will fix this in the future...

HarryT · 02-04-2011, 06:38 AM

A Kindle book will open at the point that the information in the book tells it to open at.

janvanmaar · 02-04-2011, 06:42 AM

Quote:

A Kindle book will open at the point that the information in the book tells it to open at.

... except of the cover

HarryT · 02-04-2011, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janvanmaar

... except of the cover

True. You can't tell it to open at the cover. As you suggested, though, you can have the cover image as the first page of the book, and tell it to open there.

mr ploppy · 02-04-2011, 08:48 AM

How do you tell it where to open at? Is there something you need to put in the html?

HarryT · 02-04-2011, 10:13 AM

You need to add an anchor to the HTML at the point that you want it to open at:

Code:

<A name="start_reading />

and then add an entry to the "Guide" section of the OPF file:

Code:

<reference type="other.ms-firstpage" title="Start Reading" href="book.html%23start_reading"></reference>

If you're using Mobipocket creator, open the OPF file, select the "Guide" page, and enter the following:

Title: Start Reading
Type: other.ms-firstpage
Filename: book.html#start_reading

and then click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

janvanmaar · 02-04-2011, 10:29 AM

Just to add to that, the default behaviour is opening at the first page after the cover.
So if you want to do the "fake cover" as described above, all you need in most cases is adding the cover image as the first page of the book (given that it was not set to open on a specific page previously).

02-04-2011, 06:21 AM	#1
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Why don't Kindles display cover images? Is there something you can put in the html to fix this? I want a newly opened ebook to display the cover image first, then the copyright page, then a table of contents, then the beginning of the book.

02-04-2011, 10:13 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You need to add an anchor to the HTML at the point that you want it to open at: Code: <A name="start_reading /> and then add an entry to the "Guide" section of the OPF file: Code: <reference type="other.ms-firstpage" title="Start Reading" href="book.html%23start_reading"></reference> If you're using Mobipocket creator, open the OPF file, select the "Guide" page, and enter the following: Title: Start Reading Type: other.ms-firstpage Filename: book.html#start_reading and then click the "Update" button at the bottom of the page. Last edited by HarryT; 02-04-2011 at 10:15 AM.

02-04-2011, 10:29 AM	#8
janvanmaar Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3G, Samsung SIII	Just to add to that, the default behaviour is opening at the first page after the cover. So if you want to do the "fake cover" as described above, all you need in most cases is adding the cover image as the first page of the book (given that it was not set to open on a specific page previously). Last edited by janvanmaar; 02-04-2011 at 10:31 AM.

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02-04-2011, 06:34 AM	#2
janvanmaar Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3G, Samsung SIII	It is just not possible. There were several threads about it here on MR. The best you can do is to open at the first page after the cover which can contain the cover picture. Maybe Amazon will fix this in the future...

02-04-2011, 06:38 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	A Kindle book will open at the point that the information in the book tells it to open at.

02-04-2011, 08:48 AM	#6
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	How do you tell it where to open at? Is there something you need to put in the html?

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