audible.com covers don't post with coverthing
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1dchaikin
Hi. I have noticed that I cannot post an audible.com cover on the Talk threads using the coverthing_dynamic. Just curious why not.
example code, without carrots: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=207291748&width=125"
image link goes through amazon:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41iOh0VMn7L._SX450_SY635_SCLZZZ...
Two examples:
1. working cover :
book: https://www.librarything.com/work/2225/details/201819021
code: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=201819021&width=125"
image:
2. broken cover:
book: https://www.librarything.com/work/24942369/details/207291748
code: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=207291748&width=125"
image:
example code, without carrots: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=207291748&width=125"
image link goes through amazon:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41iOh0VMn7L._SX450_SY635_SCLZZZ...
Two examples:
1. working cover :
book: https://www.librarything.com/work/2225/details/201819021
code: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=201819021&width=125"
image:
2. broken cover:
book: https://www.librarything.com/work/24942369/details/207291748
code: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=207291748&width=125"
image:
3lorax
Yeah, I've never heard of it either.
My guess would be that it's an Amazon thing - is there any way to test this with a print book (not Audible) where it goes looking at Amazon rather than on LT?
My guess would be that it's an Amazon thing - is there any way to test this with a print book (not Audible) where it goes looking at Amazon rather than on LT?
4kristilabrie
Hmm. The image seems to be defaulting to "book=1", noted in timspalding's post—on the thread discussing this feature—back in 2008: https://www.librarything.com/topic/52073#955211
Checking with the developers about this to see if there's a valid explanation.
ETA: we do have APIs disabled, which may be related, I'll have to check.
Checking with the developers about this to see if there's a valid explanation.
ETA: we do have APIs disabled, which may be related, I'll have to check.
5lorax
Not at all the point, but why is that particular audiobook separated out? Unabridged audiobooks (which have become the norm now that publishers don't have to deal with the limitations of physical media presented by "books on tape") should be combined with the print editions. Is there something going on with this to edge it more toward "audio adaptation" (multi-person cast, sound effects, etc) than "audiobook"?
7dchaikin
>3 lorax: my other amazon covers post fine...although I don't have a ready example. Only audible books fail.
>5 lorax: It's not just this one, all my audible.com books have the same problem.
>4 kristilabrie: Thanks for taking a shot at this problem. I was wondering if this was a permissions issue. A whole lot of images will not post on Talk threads because LT has a really tight restriction. I was wondering if there was some kind of permission issue on the threads for audible image addresses... one that didn't apply to book pages.
>5 lorax: It's not just this one, all my audible.com books have the same problem.
>4 kristilabrie: Thanks for taking a shot at this problem. I was wondering if this was a permissions issue. A whole lot of images will not post on Talk threads because LT has a really tight restriction. I was wondering if there was some kind of permission issue on the threads for audible image addresses... one that didn't apply to book pages.
8AnnieMod
>7 dchaikin: Dan,
coverthing_dynamic.php is an old old module that may or may not work with a lot of the newer stuff - I had not seen anyone use it in years if I am honest.
I never use that for my cover images - it basically tells LT to pick up the image for that specific book and show that - so if you change it OR Amazon changes it, it will also change in your thread. So I am not surprised it has weird things happening with formats that were not linkable to Amazon from here in 2008. :) Most likely this is tied to the formats (a much later development)... It is a normal Amazon image in their usual /images/I/ space - so that's not permissions (or should not be) - this is the same space for all covers, regardless of formats.
coverthing_dynamic.php is an old old module that may or may not work with a lot of the newer stuff - I had not seen anyone use it in years if I am honest.
I never use that for my cover images - it basically tells LT to pick up the image for that specific book and show that - so if you change it OR Amazon changes it, it will also change in your thread. So I am not surprised it has weird things happening with formats that were not linkable to Amazon from here in 2008. :) Most likely this is tied to the formats (a much later development)... It is a normal Amazon image in their usual /images/I/ space - so that's not permissions (or should not be) - this is the same space for all covers, regardless of formats.
9AnnieMod
>4 kristilabrie: If it was the APIs, it won't be failing just for audiobooks though.
10timspalding
Hi. This has nothing to do with the API.
I'll take a look at what's going on soon.
I'll take a look at what's going on soon.
11dchaikin
>10 timspalding: thank you!
12timspalding
Kristi: Can you get me a bug for this?
13kristilabrie
>12 timspalding: Okay, testing. (FWIW, I'm not sure how the coverthing_dynamic code has worked in the past, or should be working now.)
1. Go to https://www.librarything.com/work/24942369/details/207291748 and note the cover image, an Amazon (ASIN) image: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41iOh0VMn7L._SX175_SCLZZZZZZZ_....
2. Go back to this thread and create a new post with the following coverthing_dynamic code: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=207291748&width=125"
Shown below:
Bug: if the coverthing_dynamic code is working as it should be, the cover image in Step 1 would display. Instead, some default cover image (noted as book=1 from your post here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/52073#955211) is showing.
Working images
1. https://www.librarything.com/work/2225/details/201819021 (image id 6297354)
2. Testing my own Amazon (ASIN) cover:
https://www.librarything.com/work/25427181/covers/193022564
Haven't narrowed down yet. Will keep testing.
1. Go to https://www.librarything.com/work/24942369/details/207291748 and note the cover image, an Amazon (ASIN) image: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41iOh0VMn7L._SX175_SCLZZZZZZZ_....
2. Go back to this thread and create a new post with the following coverthing_dynamic code: img src="http://www.librarything.com/coverthing_dynamic.php? book=207291748&width=125"
Shown below:
Bug: if the coverthing_dynamic code is working as it should be, the cover image in Step 1 would display. Instead, some default cover image (noted as book=1 from your post here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/52073#955211) is showing.
Working images
1. https://www.librarything.com/work/2225/details/201819021 (image id 6297354)
2. Testing my own Amazon (ASIN) cover:
https://www.librarything.com/work/25427181/covers/193022564
Haven't narrowed down yet. Will keep testing.