Book cover issue

alexhunter27 · 09-21-2010, 09:20 PM

My apologies if this is posted elsewhere.
I am trying to add an image as a cover but when I open the book in calibre all I get is the first page. Does the image need to be in a special format?
At the moment it is a jpeg.

I need all the help I can get.

Thanks

sassanik · 09-24-2010, 08:04 AM

No a jpg should work just fine.

In Sigil, pick the title page, then use the "image" button, it looks like a picture frame. It should bring up a box that allows you add in a image for the cover.

Alternately you could also add the cover in Calibre by editing the metadata.

Amy

theducks · 09-24-2010, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexhunter27

My apologies if this is posted elsewhere.
I am trying to add an image as a cover but when I open the book in calibre all I get is the first page. Does the image need to be in a special format?
At the moment it is a jpeg.

I need all the help I can get.

Thanks

If a cover pre-exists in the book or cover browsers, Calibre will use it to create to create a "Titlepage" when the book is converted.
be aware that all readers do not behave the same, there is an "Convert option" No SVG Image that might need to be set if you can see a cover on the PC, but not on your reader.

Sassanik's way works well for adding (or swapping-out one for a better one without disturbing your additional formatting work) covers and other images after conversion to Epub.

alexhunter27 · 10-01-2010, 03:37 AM

Thanks so much to both of you.

09-21-2010, 09:20 PM	#1
alexhunter27 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-600	Book cover issue My apologies if this is posted elsewhere. I am trying to add an image as a cover but when I open the book in calibre all I get is the first page. Does the image need to be in a special format? At the moment it is a jpeg. I need all the help I can get. Thanks

09-24-2010, 08:04 AM	#2
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	jpg No a jpg should work just fine. In Sigil, pick the title page, then use the "image" button, it looks like a picture frame. It should bring up a box that allows you add in a image for the cover. Alternately you could also add the cover in Calibre by editing the metadata. Amy

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alexhunter27 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-600	Thanks so much to both of you.

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