01-22-2012, 11:47 AM | #1 |
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Standard system fonts for Kindle Fire?
I can't seem to find this anywhere, can anyone tell me what they would be? I'm working on creating ebooks for Kindle (KF8) and would like to know what can be specified in the style sheet without having to embed. If this has been discussed elsewhere, I'd be grateful for a link to the thread. Thanks.
Last edited by sjkramer; 01-22-2012 at 11:47 AM. Reason: forgot to mention that I recognize this only refers to KF8 formatting. |
01-22-2012, 03:10 PM | #2 |
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The fonts supported by the Kindle reader app on the Fire are: Georgia, Caecilia, Trebuchet, Verdana, Arial, "Times New Roman", Courier, and Lucida.
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01-22-2012, 03:37 PM | #3 |
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Thanks SO much!
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01-22-2012, 05:57 PM | #4 |
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Why specify the font at all? It is better for the person reading if s/he can choose the font to match their own tastes. IMO, eBooks are like web pages in that the reader (person) should be able to choose the font they like best. With print books you have no choice but to force a font selection, but with eBooks it should be up to the reader.
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01-22-2012, 08:21 PM | #6 | |
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01-23-2012, 09:04 AM | #7 |
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I happen not to agree with the reader's insistence on setting a body typeface (begin the rotting-egg pelting now). However, I recognize that this is overwhelmingly the advice given (demanded?) by all. For clarification, I'm referring to the display font, not the body font. Even Amazon, which bleeps out the "reader experience" line at every chance, encourages designing these elements of the book (chapter headings, subtitles, title page, etc).
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01-23-2012, 12:08 PM | #8 | |
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01-23-2012, 12:14 PM | #9 |
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01-23-2012, 12:27 PM | #10 | |
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I will agree that forcing a reader to endure your particular font of choice for the main, basic text of the book is a bad idea (unless you need access to special characters that would otherwise be rendered as ugly question-marks or weird squares.) Last edited by DiapDealer; 01-23-2012 at 12:31 PM. |
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01-23-2012, 01:11 PM | #11 |
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By Apple-like I mean the "do it Steve Jobs's way are not at all" mentality that has been the Apple SOP for over a decade. In other words, forcing a font in a Kindle book is like telling me I have to read your book using your font. That is annoying as my eyes work best with certain fonts and I should be allowed to choose those fonts. I will regardless because I can strip the DRM and clean up the CSS, but most folks with a eReader probably don't have that expertise.
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01-23-2012, 01:18 PM | #12 | |
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