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mamster · 03-26-2013, 12:54 PM

Hello. I'm working on formatting my first ebook. I'm pasting it up in InDesign and using its EPUB export function.

My book is in English but contains occasional text in Japanese; the font I'm using in InDesign is Hiragino Mincho ProN W3.

When I export the EPUB without embedded fonts, the Japanese glyphs don't render in ADE, but they look fine in iBooks and Calibre. With embedded fonts, the glyphs render fine in ADE--although if I edit the EPUB in Sigil and then reopen it in ADE, the glyphs are broken again.

I'd prefer not to embed fonts unless there's a good reason to. Are there any common platforms that will fail to render my Japanese text if I don't embed fonts? Do I need to worry about ADE? Does anyone even use it anymore? What's the best practice for this situation?

Thanks for your help,
Matthew

03-26-2013, 12:54 PM	#1
mamster Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: iPad/iBooks 3	Do I need to embed a Japanese font? Hello. I'm working on formatting my first ebook. I'm pasting it up in InDesign and using its EPUB export function. My book is in English but contains occasional text in Japanese; the font I'm using in InDesign is Hiragino Mincho ProN W3. When I export the EPUB without embedded fonts, the Japanese glyphs don't render in ADE, but they look fine in iBooks and Calibre. With embedded fonts, the glyphs render fine in ADE--although if I edit the EPUB in Sigil and then reopen it in ADE, the glyphs are broken again. I'd prefer not to embed fonts unless there's a good reason to. Are there any common platforms that will fail to render my Japanese text if I don't embed fonts? Do I need to worry about ADE? Does anyone even use it anymore? What's the best practice for this situation? Thanks for your help, Matthew