02-03-2008, 05:17 AM | #1 |
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Sync MobiPocket incomplete
I recieved my Cybook Gen3 yesterday and after reading e books for about 8 years on PocketPC's (Last one HX4700) I am blown away by the "real book" reading experience of E Ink technology
So I purchased an e- book (DRM) from Fictionwise and the file synced fine with the Cybook but it does not show the cover image in the library and the few pictures in the book ( Fool's Errand, Hobb) are so small I need a magnifying glass to see them. I re- synced a few times but still no image, this is annoying if you are using the library on the Cybook as a 10 item view you need to be able to see the graphical covers for proper identification. Am I doing something wrong? |
02-03-2008, 05:20 AM | #2 |
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Sounds like a fault with the book itself. Have you tried loading into the Windows Mobi Desktop Reader and seeing if you get the same issues there?
If you do, I should report it to FictionWise; they should be able to sort it for you. You can use tompe's "mobi2mobi" tool to add a cover image to the book if you wish, but you really shouldn't have to when you've bought it as a commercial book. |
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02-03-2008, 05:26 AM | #3 |
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Thanks Harry, The mini cover image shows ok in MobiPocket desktop reader 6.1 and I also get all the file info properly. But on the actual cover (The big picture) it shows the same plane default cover image as on the Cybook library.....
So this is an isolated problem? I will sent FW an e-mail though...... |
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Yes, it's definitely a problem with the book. Sounds as though it has a "thumbnail" image for the library, but not a full-sized cover image. The Gen3 only makes use of the full-sized image.
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02-11-2008, 10:46 PM | #5 |
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It is not an uncommon problem with MobiPocket eBooks. What you can do is purchase MS Reader format and use ConvertLIT to expand it to it's component parts and then use Mobigen to easily convert to Mobi format. I cannot be sure the MS Reader edition will always be better. But at least you'll have no DRM.
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02-12-2008, 02:17 AM | #6 |
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Please note, Jon, that BarnOwl is in the Netherlands. I don't know if that country has yet implemented the EU Copyright Directive in its laws, as the UK has, but, if it has, then removing DRM from a LIT file will be illegal for him, as it is for me. We must certainly not encourage people to break the law!
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Also, event if the EU directive is implemented there is in many countried exceptions for personal use. So you cannot assume things just from the EU directive. |
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02-12-2008, 06:22 AM | #8 |
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It is a formal policy of MobileRead not to condone or encourage piracy, that is correct. In countries where the use of tools such as "ConvertLIT" is against the law, we do not encourage their usage. Questions of whether or not such laws are "good" or "bad" can be debated, but do not change this policy.
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I didn't know the EU policy forbids DRM removal for personal use. But has it been implemented yet? That s the question. Is it yet illegal to remove the DRM? This is something we should know. Who is good at finding out?
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In any case I think is is unreasonable to have a policy on the forum were you have to know the law in each country before saying something. And it is a kind of moralizing that I dislike very much. |
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02-12-2008, 11:04 AM | #12 | |
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Absolutely right, Derek. I haven't the faintest idea whether or not DRM removal is legal in the Netherlands, but if it happens not to be, then we shouldn't be encouraging someone there to break the law.
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If all you really want is to see a nice picture in the library, you can use this neat little tool that ashalan created to create the thumbnail picture that is displayed in the library - see post #3 at this link.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...cythumbcreator I've used it and it works great. |
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I am waiting for the pointer to the policies for this forum... |
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