Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

The only guidance I've found about the sizes of cover images is a mention somewhere that the images are within 150 × 245 pixels. So I've been cutting images down to within that size before submitting. But now I find that larger images can be seen in some cases by clicking the 150 × 245 pixel images, so apparently I should be submitting larger images. Some clearer guidelines would be useful. Presumably there is a maximum size.

Within certain ranges, the system will resize pictures that are too large. I am told that the optimal size is 700 x 933 and up to 20% larger.

Thanks for the quick reply.

I'm stymied. I've been trying to upload a cover for my book coming out in March. I supposedly have librarian status but I'm new and I admit I don't know what I'm doing. I've tried putting the site from my pub on my desktop and uploading it. I've tried uploading the pub site. I've tried adding it to My Photos. What am I doing wrong?

Cheryl, you upload it on the book's edit page. The only images I see in your "my photos" are of you profile pic, no covers.

rivka wrote: "Cheryl, you upload it on the book's edit page. The only images I see in your "my photos" are of you profile pic, no covers."

Thanks for the quick reply, Rivka. I've tried. Believe me I've tried. Both the book edit page and also into My Photos. I have the covers on my desktop but they refuse to load. I saw the size and thought perhaps they were too small, but no, that didn't work either. What else can I try?

You were able to upload your avatar image. The process should be the same.

Are you getting an error message?

rivka wrote: "You were able to upload your avatar image. The process should be the same.

Are you getting an error message?"

Not getting anything. I browse, put in the site, hit upload and...nothing. The site disappears and nothing happens.

Site? You need to upload the image from your computer.

rivka wrote: "Site? You need to upload the image from your computer."

Sorry. That's what I meant. I have the cover saved on my desktop and that's the info I pick up when I browse.

You then need to save the book, which is an option at the bottom of the book's edit page.

Right. I browse, upload, save. But still nothing happens. Oh, I haven't tried it in the book edit page with a larger size! I only tried under my photos. Do you think that's what I'm doing wrong?

Cheryl wrote: "Right. I browse, upload, save. But still nothing happens. Oh, I haven't tried it in the book edit page with a larger size! I only tried under my photos. Do you think that's what I'm doing wrong?"

Nope. I tried that, too, and nothing happened. I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure out why I can't figure out how to do this right!

Hmm. Do you also have these images on your website or somewhere online (not Amazon or another bookseller) that you can link to?

This cover is in my pub's bookstore at

http://museituppublishing.com/booksto...

but I have no idea how to link to a website!

Oh, and on my website, too.

http://www.cherylbdale.com/html/man_i...

Snagged the image from your site and uploaded it. It don't see covers for the other books without any on your site.

rivka wrote: "Snagged the image from your site and uploaded it. It don't see covers for the other books without any on your site."

Thank you thank you thank you!!! No, the other two won't be out till later this year and the covers aren't done yet.

But the question remains: why oh why can't I do this myself????

Without being able to watch over your shoulder, that's hard for me to guess.

Okay. I go to edit details on book page. Hit browse. Put in saved image. Hit upload. Put in required comment. Hit Save at bottom. Is there something I'm not doing?

Cheryl wrote: "Put in required comment."

This step is really optional, but shouldn't cause a problem.

That sure sounds like the right sequence of steps to me.

All rightie. I'll try it again next chance I get. Maybe I'm in a Librarian probation period or something that won't let me do stuff I might mess up!

Thank you again, Rivka!