ebook-conversion not display cover preview in kindle paperwhite

rjim86 · 09-27-2022, 04:01 PM

Hi all,
I'm new to calibre tool, what a fantastic tool. I'm converting HTML to epub using the ebook-convert CLI command and sending it to kindle via mail. Everything is working fine except the cover, unable to view the cover preview on the kindle paperwhite bookshelf. It does show the cover inside the book. I tried the below command for the title and author to show up and also with the cover. No luck

Code:

ebook-convert --version
ebook-convert (calibre 6.5.0)

Code:

ebook-convert book.html book.epub -vv --epub-version=3 --level1-toc '//h:h1' --authors 'author name' --book-producer 'Producer' \
        --no-default-epub-cover \
        --cover 'cover.png'

Code:

ebook-convert book.html book.epub -vv --epub-version=3 --level1-toc '//h:h1' --authors 'author name' --book-producer 'Producer' \
        --no-default-epub-cover \
        --title 'Book Name'

Code:

ebook-convert book.html book.epub -vv --epub-version=3 --level1-toc '//h:h1' --authors 'author name' --book-producer 'Producer' \
        --no-default-epub-cover

Code:

    <html>
      <head><title>Author - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur ta....</title></head>
      <body>
        <div class="container">
          <table><tr><td>
            <img src="/var/images/sample.png" style="height:600px;">
            <h1 class="bookTitle">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Ipsam, dicta..</h1>
            <p style="text-align:right">Author</p>
          </td></tr></table>
      </div>
        
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Quas cupiditate fugiat ratione exercitationem adipisci? Recusandae ut animi optio similique nobis voluptatibus, error hic fugit non voluptates quam quo cupiditate? Vel?</p>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Quas cupiditate fugiat ratione exercitationem adipisci? Recusandae ut animi optio similique nobis voluptatibus, error hic fugit non voluptates quam quo cupiditate? Vel?.</p>
      <img src= /var/images/1664260747/1549152445305163781_0.png />
      </body>
    </html>

What am I doing wrong? Any guidance is appreciated.

rjim86 · 09-27-2022, 07:29 PM

Forgot to attach the images.

kovidgoyal · 09-28-2022, 08:28 AM

THat is a limitation of the kindle, see the calibre FAQ which discusses the various issues with covers on the Kindle at length

jhowell · 09-28-2022, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

THat is a limitation of the kindle, see the calibre FAQ which discusses the various issues with covers on the Kindle at length

The new 5.15.1 Kindle firmware now extracts cover thumbnails from books in AZW3 (KF8) format that are marked as personal documents (CDETYPE=PDOC). That FAQ will need an update.

rjim86 · 09-28-2022, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

THat is a limitation of the kindle, see the calibre FAQ which discusses the various issues with covers on the Kindle at length

Thanks, Goyal, Is there a way I can at least add the book name and author? Now it's showing the file name as the book name and as the author as unknown.
That will show on the cover preview(kindle bookshelf)

kovidgoyal · 09-29-2022, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhowell

The new 5.15.1 Kindle firmware now extracts cover thumbnails from books in AZW3 (KF8) format that are marked as personal documents (CDETYPE=PDOC). That FAQ will need an update.

Am sure amazon will fix that once they realize

) The old kindle firmware used to extract covers from all file types. Then they deliberately and with malice aforethought broke it. And kept it broken for years. I am really out of patience with amazon.

But yes, feel free to send a PR to update the FAQ if you have done the necessary research.

kovidgoyal · 09-29-2022, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjim86

Thanks, Goyal, Is there a way I can at least add the book name and author? Now it's showing the file name as the book name and as the author as unknown.
That will show on the cover preview(kindle bookshelf)

Connect your kindle via USB and send the book using calibre, you wont have any issues. If you go through the email service amazon will do its level best to screw you so that you give up and only read books you buy from them.

Bookstooge · 09-30-2022, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Connect your kindle via USB and send the book using calibre, you wont have any issues. If you go through the email service amazon will do its level best to screw you so that you give up and only read books you buy from them.

I connect via cable too. And so far, the cylons haven't taken over my kindle Oasis. Remember, the usb cable is humanity's last line of defense

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09-27-2022, 07:29 PM	#2
rjim86 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kindle paperwhite	Forgot to attach the images.

09-28-2022, 08:28 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,864 Karma: 26594666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	THat is a limitation of the kindle, see the calibre FAQ which discusses the various issues with covers on the Kindle at length

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