fixing a font size (on a Kindle Paperwhite)

[BeccaPrice]

I just got a book for my kindle paperwhite. One font size is too small, but the next size up is way too large - I can't seem to get anything in between. This is true no matter what font I select (I am using the USE_ALT_FONTS trick to add some fonts). I'm using Calibre 9.28 and all the current versions of plugins.

I deleted the book through Calibre.

I converted it to epub, and used the Modify ePub plugin, and then went into Tweak Books and removed all the font size: x-small notations from the css.

I reconverted the book to Mobi and re-loaded it on my kindle.

When I go back into the book, however, I still have the same font issues. What am I doing wrong?

[Moonraker]

I just got a book for my kindle paperwhite. One font size is too small, but the next size up is way too large - I can't seem to get anything in between. This is true no matter what font I select (I am using the USE_ALT_FONTS trick to add some fonts). I'm using Calibre 9.28 and all the current versions of plugins.

I deleted the book through Calibre.

I converted it to epub, and used the Modify ePub plugin, and then went into Tweak Books and removed all the font size: x-small notations from the css.

I reconverted the book to Mobi and re-loaded it on my kindle.

When I go back into the book, however, I still have the same font issues. What am I doing wrong?

You need to install a modified font in your USE_ALT_FONTS / fonts folder

I am attaching two that I use to overcome this problem. There are lots more modified fonts for you to download from Mobileread but I cannot find the link.

By the way, you do not need to jailbreak your Kindle to use these fonts.

[BeccaPrice]

I am using a modified font, that I got from the fonts thread in the Amazon Kindle forum. The problem seemed to exist in every font I tried. I will try yours though - I always like to try new fonts.

What I think is happening is that somehow the old mobi file isn't being totally taken off the kindle, even though I remove it with Calibre, because when I go back to my kindle after reloading the exploded and remade and re-converted file, it's back in the same collection it was in in the first place.

[Moonraker]

I found the link for the Kindle fonts:

http://www.orangetype.com/kindle/

Ignore the comment that you need to jailbreak your Kindle. I think the webpage must have been written before some lovely person discovered USE_ALT_Fonts.

I don't use calibre to sideload my fonts. Everything I do is through Windows Explorer. I connect my Kindle to the computer using the USB cable then I copy and paste the ebook files into the documents folder on the Kindle. I delete ebook files this way too.

[GoSharks]

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

because when I go back to my kindle after reloading the exploded and remade and re-converted file, it's back in the same collection it was in in the first place.

The PW seems to have some interesting cache issues...try restarting your PW after removing the book, then add the new version of the book back onto your PW.