Should all ebooks be in Comic Sans? - Page 2

Giggleton · 05-30-2011, 12:29 PM

lol, good post. I actually tried reading a book in comic sans of course, wasn't my cup of tea. But that is one of my alltime favorite fonts, go figure!!

RainingLemur · 05-30-2011, 12:29 PM

Oh, hell no.

AlbertaCowboy · 05-30-2011, 02:17 PM

Sure. I would be happy to read a 500 page book that looks like the height requirement sign of a carnival ride! I REALLY have to learn how to embed fonts now, just in case... *shudders*

rhadin · 05-30-2011, 02:19 PM

Too much of what is read is not worth remembering even 5 minutes after reading so why encourage remembering?

Purple Lady · 05-30-2011, 02:51 PM

This was so difficult for me to read that by the time I finished reading the second post, I couldn't remember what the first post said.

mish · 05-30-2011, 05:13 PM

ohmygawd, no! It is bad enough when it is used on the cover, but the whole book?... **shudder**

Barcey · 05-30-2011, 05:36 PM

That's funny. I change the font every time I read a new e-book because I like the variety. I was on vacation reading by the pool and someone asked about my e-book reader so I was showing them how it worked in direct sunlight and I realized it was set to Comic Sans. I was embarrassed and changed it to a more standard Times New Roman font and the person said they liked the other font I had because it was much easier to read. To each their own.

ardeegee · 05-30-2011, 07:39 PM

Xanthe · 05-30-2011, 07:51 PM

No, I outgrew Comic Sans back in the Win95 days.

Since we're talking fonts, my pet peeve are books that are printed in the fonts that would have been used in British newspapers for serialized novels at the time of their original printing. Publishers of Sherlock Holmes stories and Charles Dickens novels are often guilty of this. I find those fonts hard to read and tiring.

elizilla · 05-30-2011, 10:26 PM

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AprilHare · 05-31-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by elizilla

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queentess · 05-31-2011, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

Oh, hell no.

Double oh hell no.

theducks · 05-31-2011, 11:27 AM

Bamboo font, Rickety old Typewriter font, Bajoran
(I used to think novelty fonts were

)

OMG
a whole book in one

queentess · 05-31-2011, 03:54 PM

Relevant to this thread

Lemurion · 05-31-2011, 04:21 PM

What a choice - I don't like Comic Sans that much, but I absolutely loathe Arial, so of the two I'll always go with whatever font isn't Arial.

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05-30-2011, 12:29 PM	#16
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	lol, good post. I actually tried reading a book in comic sans of course, wasn't my cup of tea. But that is one of my alltime favorite fonts, go figure!!

05-30-2011, 12:29 PM	#17
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Oh, hell no.

05-30-2011, 02:17 PM	#18
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	Sure. I would be happy to read a 500 page book that looks like the height requirement sign of a carnival ride! I REALLY have to learn how to embed fonts now, just in case... shudders

05-30-2011, 02:19 PM	#19
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Too much of what is read is not worth remembering even 5 minutes after reading so why encourage remembering?

05-30-2011, 02:51 PM	#20
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	This was so difficult for me to read that by the time I finished reading the second post, I couldn't remember what the first post said.

05-30-2011, 05:13 PM	#21
mish Addict Posts: 215 Karma: 1930065 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Device: PRS-350, Kindle 2	ohmygawd, no! It is bad enough when it is used on the cover, but the whole book?... shudder

05-30-2011, 05:36 PM	#22
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	That's funny. I change the font every time I read a new e-book because I like the variety. I was on vacation reading by the pool and someone asked about my e-book reader so I was showing them how it worked in direct sunlight and I realized it was set to Comic Sans. I was embarrassed and changed it to a more standard Times New Roman font and the person said they liked the other font I had because it was much easier to read. To each their own.

05-30-2011, 07:39 PM	#23
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05-30-2011, 07:51 PM	#24
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	No, I outgrew Comic Sans back in the Win95 days. Since we're talking fonts, my pet peeve are books that are printed in the fonts that would have been used in British newspapers for serialized novels at the time of their original printing. Publishers of Sherlock Holmes stories and Charles Dickens novels are often guilty of this. I find those fonts hard to read and tiring.

05-30-2011, 10:26 PM	#25
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05-31-2011, 11:27 AM	#28
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,809 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Bamboo font, Rickety old Typewriter font, Bajoran (I used to think novelty fonts were ) OMG a whole book in one

05-31-2011, 03:54 PM	#29
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05-31-2011, 04:21 PM	#30
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	What a choice - I don't like Comic Sans that much, but I absolutely loathe Arial, so of the two I'll always go with whatever font isn't Arial.