HELP: Google Play Books doesn't show my book covers in the thumbnail

CrankyLamb · 06-14-2024, 01:23 PM

I recently converted some of my EPUB 2 e-books into EPUB 3 in Calibre, and adjusted the cover so that it is centered, thanks to the help of this community.

However, I have noticed that when I import some of these e-books to Google Play Books on my Android phone, the cover doesn't appear in the thumbnail.

To be clear, if I open the book, I will see the cover, but it doesn't appear in the thumbnail when I look at my bookshelf, as you can see in the screenshot below.

When I import those same EPUB 3 converted e-books into my iPad, the cover appears correctly in the thumbnail on Apple Books.

How do I fix it?

I can send a copy of my e-book if you want to test it on your devices.

CrankyLamb · 08-15-2024, 05:54 AM

I posted this thread months ago. Can nobody really help?

kovidgoyal · 08-15-2024, 07:31 AM

This will be a bug in google play, so not much any of us can do. You can try doing an epub to epub conversion that sometimes works around these, but I am not hopeful in this case

06-14-2024, 01:23 PM	#1
CrankyLamb Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2023 Device: none	HELP: Google Play Books doesn't show my book covers in the thumbnail I recently converted some of my EPUB 2 e-books into EPUB 3 in Calibre, and adjusted the cover so that it is centered, thanks to the help of this community. However, I have noticed that when I import some of these e-books to Google Play Books on my Android phone, the cover doesn't appear in the thumbnail. To be clear, if I open the book, I will see the cover, but it doesn't appear in the thumbnail when I look at my bookshelf, as you can see in the screenshot below. When I import those same EPUB 3 converted e-books into my iPad, the cover appears correctly in the thumbnail on Apple Books. How do I fix it? I can send a copy of my e-book if you want to test it on your devices.

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08-15-2024, 05:54 AM	#2
CrankyLamb Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2023 Device: none	I posted this thread months ago. Can nobody really help?

08-15-2024, 07:31 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,483 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This will be a bug in google play, so not much any of us can do. You can try doing an epub to epub conversion that sometimes works around these, but I am not hopeful in this case

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