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Arvo is mine top favourite
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If you have to up the weight because it's too light for eInk, then why not get the regular non-light version of ITC Garamond? Yes you may still want to up the weight, but not nearly as much.
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I agree it’s very light for eInk, but it’s actually not quite the same in its regular form for some reason; I tested several fonts flagged as possible candidates by that online recognizer by comparing snippets copied over from the printed book, and only the light version was a perfect match. Something about the way the lowercase o looks, almost squished vertically. Last edited by BionicGecko; 02-24-2024 at 04:39 PM. |
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Font recognizers like MyFonts are pretty data-rich but rarely give the right font first. I think they sponsor similar fonts that can be bought on their site before giving really accurate results. Anyway, thanks again for the discovery ![]() |
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We used to use some of ITC's fonts at one place I did some consulting for. Personally, I preferred the ITC Garamond Std Book set for reading in print. However, please note that these fonts are not free. A print and electronic docs license is not cheap. And yes, one of their customers ran into issues when they violated the license terms by releasing a new version of an ebook and not paying for those licenses (a free update is not an issue, a new edition which costs the old owners is an issue).
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There are plenty of reasonable free fonts now for ebooks and people may not select "Publisher Font" or else use an app that has no choices, or only built-in choices, or ignores embedded font. One needs to be more careful and conservative with paper. No free updates for a start! |
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I've been using IBM Plex Serif. (GitHub or the annoying marketing page)
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Personally, I don't like slab serif fonts such as IBM Plex Serif (look at the top of the capital T or the bottom feet of most of the letters).
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It's available both on Adobe Fonts and Google Fonts pages with extra weights that were made by someone else, but only in it's 8px form. I'd encourage everyone to go for initial release instead. It includes initials and small caps versions, and off course, the glorious EB Garamond 12 in regular and italic versions. Links: http://www.georgduffner.at/ebgaramond/index.html https://bitbucket.org/georgd/eb-garamond/downloads/ Btw, some people really don't like ITC Garamond: https://designobserver.com/article.php?id=2577 Last edited by jackm8; 03-03-2024 at 06:53 PM. |
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I've tried lots of fonts. LexiaDama is still my absolute favorite on a Kobo - not because it's beautiful, but because for some reason it feels just right for me. ChareInk is the close second (I actually preferred it on a Kindle, where you can't fine-tune line height and boldness level as well as on a Kobo), and DejaVu Serif Eink is the third (I used it on my Nook where you can't sideload fonts, so I had to embed it in the books).
Many of the others mentioned here have too large line spacing for my taste (I prefer tight lines). These days I've mostly stopped trying new fonts. I guess I'll stick to the three mentioned above, depending on the device I'm reading on (currently only Kobos). |
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