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After I updated my MacBook Pro system to Catalina , I used it to synchronize my epub books with my iPhone , But the cover page of each book can not be displayed in the apple book app for iOS 13.1.2.
iPhone XS
All the "fixes" being proposed here only work if your library is tiny.
I have over 10 000 pdfs and epubs combined. Airdropping or moving them to other directories to import them one by one is absolutely not an option. This is a FUNDAMENTAL issue with Apple Books. Apple will neither respond to any of this nor will they ever bother to fix it. They want us to buy from their ecosystem. Sideloading books from other sources doesn't give them any revenue, so we are quite out of luck. If you doubt this, look at the mess they've made with iTunes and the "new" music app.
Everything in it is geared towards streaming from THEIR services. As much as it pains me, I believe it's time to get off iTunes Match. Dump Apple Books and iCloud Drive. It's time for new non Apple solutions. I really hate to have to go that route but they are pushing us all in a direction that I just don't want to go.
many thanks! this actually worked on my iPad!
Thanks, that sure is clunky, though. Seems like something that could be fixed in code in an upcoming update. Adding this here with the hopes that Apple's Books team notices and makes the improvement.
The easiest methods that i found is send it through Airdrop and open in Book. It works well!
Cover page can not be displayed
