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Change EPUB Books Cover with iTunes on Mac

Aug 02,2012 17:05 pm / Posted by to eBooks Topics
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There are many other ways to gain books in EPUB format - Converting HTML to EPUB on Mac, or downloading from internet for FREE. These books can be transferred to iPad via iTunes in seconds. Then you could sync EPUB books to iPad and enjoy reading freely.

However, some EPUB books downloaded from online or converted on your own don't have covers, so you cannot display them distinctly on the shelf. Normally, there is a generic cover with the title appearing in dynamic text. In this case, sometime, it may be hard for you to select one specific eBook and others.

Modify EPUB Books Cover via iTunes on Mac Steps

Step 1: Add EPUB Books to iTunes

Make sure you have the latest iTunes program on your computer. Run it and click File -> Add File to Library to locate the books.

Find the EPUB file you have added to the iTunes Library. In the "Books", you can see the artwork is missing.

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Step 2: Change EPUB Books Cover with iTunes on Mac

Right-click on the EPUB file and choose Get Info then choose Artwork. You may download the cover picture from the link mentioned before. Or add other images for your book cover.

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Now, you could connect the iPad to PC and Sync the EPUB Book to iPad, iPhone, iPad touch. You might see your book with decent cover presented well on the virtual shelf. Ok, then you could enjoy delightful reading experience on any e-Readers.

The EPUB Creator for Mac software can create EPUB books from most of files and allow you to set a local image as book cover for free.

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