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Cover Image - Can't Get It To Show On Reader?
I updated the metadata file with a new cover image in Calibre. Looks good but when I sync...The old picture is still there.
I tried doing an EPUB to EPUB conversion picking up the new cover image. It worked on a few, but others it did not. The picture seems to show when you go into the book on the e-reader but not on the display which shows all your books? I thought the image would transfer unless its too big a file or something? Any help is appreciated! Thanks!! |
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I have the same issue as well on my 650 with epubs from Kobo.
Someone mentioned that it may be a licensing "thing" in so far as the ebook does not have rights to the cover, so we get a generic one. However, even after updating calibre with a new image, I still have the same issue as well. So...bumping the thread and hoping for clarification and guidance ![]() |
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Do you mean that the cover on page 1 of the EPUB is OK but the thumbnail image doesn't match it?
If so, you could try one of the following. It really depends how comfortable/confident you are manually messing with the files on your PRS650. Plan A for tinkerers, Plan B for the more cautious. I think the thumbnail image is extracted from the EPUB the first time the PRS650 sees it. If you then overwrite the EPUB with a file of the same name, but with a different cover image inside, I don't think the PRS650 knows it needs to recreate the thumbnail. Plan A: non-DRM books only You can force it to recreate the thumbnail by manually deleting the existing one.
I just tried an experiment where I manually deleted the thumbnails for all my books (there's only 20 at present). After I disconnected, the PRS650 recreated all the thumbnails. It would be a slow business if you had a lot of books so I wouldn't really recommend it as standard practice. On the other hand, if you don't want to do any of this manual manipulation you could do the following for books with the "wrong" thumbnail: Plan B: non-DRM books only
Last edited by jackie_w; 12-27-2010 at 12:27 PM. Reason: will only work for non-DRM books |
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I have this exact problem, but with only 4 books (DRM stripped).
No conversion or anything can get the cover to go on the 650. Very strange... i might have to try Sigil. |
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