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epub3 fixed-layout cover not showing in Digital Editions

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
June 5, 2021
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hi all -

InDesign export to EPUB3 (Fixed-layout)
on export - 'Cover' > 'Choose image'

all works as expected on iBooks / Calibre / Kindle Previewer but on Adobe Digital Editions the cover shown in 'Library' is a section of the first '.xhtml' file in the book's reading sequence.

How can I get the cover image showing correctly on ADE?

I can get it to work by following - on export - 'Cover' - 'Rasterize first page', but only want the covers to show in 'Library' view!

any help would be appreciated - thanks

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platon_2642

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Make the cover image .png file. (Do not publish .jpg)

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Laura Brady

Inspiring

The InDesign export — for reflowable or fixed layout — automatically sets the cover to non-linear meaning that it won't show up in the ebook but will show up on a library shelf. You can edit the setting in the <guide> in the OPF file to linear="yes" to fix the issue, if desired.

Another note: if you set the EPUB export to rasterize the first page, and set all images to export as JPEGS, ID will export the image as 1.jpg but it will actually be a PNG file. You have to extract it from the EPUB, change the suffix to ".png", open it up in image editing software and re-save it as a JPEG to re-insert in the EPUB>

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @Laura Brady,

Thank you for the detailed clarification on how InDesign handles cover images for EPUB exports! Your insights on managing the non-linear setting and the process for adjusting the image format are very helpful.

Thanks again for sharing this with the community!

Best,
Abhishek Rao

BobLevine

Community Expert

Adobe Digital Editions is garbage. Adobe should be embarrassed to even put their name on it.

Try Thorium Reader for non-Apple operating systems.

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bedwyra26830452Author

Participant

thanks Bob -

I agree with you . . . but client has specified that they want ebooks to work on ADE - everything "works" except the cover on Library view -

'page-break' on reflowable epubs is a particular ADE bugbear of mine!

BobLevine

Community Expert

Well then, it's up to you tell them that ADE sucks. Otherwise, all I can offer is my sympathies.

But again, please show them Thorium...it's far superior to ADE but there's nothing out there as dependable as the Books app on iOS, iPad OS or Mac OS.

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