PRS-300 Font Size tip for the Pocket Edition and Calibre

bossfan2000 · 01-12-2010, 05:53 PM

Just in case anyone else here likes to read in both portrait and landscape mode on their PRS 300...I thought I would post this tip. This assumes you are using Calibre and a drm free (or previously liberated drm'ed) epub file.

I like to read in both portrait and landscape mode, but found that while a font size looked good in portrait on the S size in the reader, when you switched to landscape mode, the font was too big. So, I did some experimenting with font size to figure out which font size looked good in M (medium) when viewing in portrait, and would also look good in S (small) when viewing in landscape mode. Using Calibre to change the font size, I found the magic number for me to be 10.5 pt. Using this as the base font, the M size in portrait on the reader, and the S size in landscape both end up with about the same font size. If 10.5 is too small, try 11 or 11.5.

Bremen Cole · 01-12-2010, 06:19 PM

I do not use landscape (I don't like the faded letters at the top) but this is a great tip. Calibre is great for customizing a book so it fits you.

xtine · 01-12-2010, 11:05 PM

Great tip, I also have the same problem (font size becoming too big in landscape mode). Will definitely give this a try

bossfan2000 · 01-13-2010, 12:48 PM

Hope it works for you, xtine!

01-12-2010, 05:53 PM	#1
bossfan2000 Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 504579 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini, iPhone 6+, Kindle Voyage	Font Size tip for the Pocket Edition and Calibre Just in case anyone else here likes to read in both portrait and landscape mode on their PRS 300...I thought I would post this tip. This assumes you are using Calibre and a drm free (or previously liberated drm'ed) epub file. I like to read in both portrait and landscape mode, but found that while a font size looked good in portrait on the S size in the reader, when you switched to landscape mode, the font was too big. So, I did some experimenting with font size to figure out which font size looked good in M (medium) when viewing in portrait, and would also look good in S (small) when viewing in landscape mode. Using Calibre to change the font size, I found the magic number for me to be 10.5 pt. Using this as the base font, the M size in portrait on the reader, and the S size in landscape both end up with about the same font size. If 10.5 is too small, try 11 or 11.5.

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01-12-2010, 06:19 PM	#2
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	I do not use landscape (I don't like the faded letters at the top) but this is a great tip. Calibre is great for customizing a book so it fits you.

01-12-2010, 11:05 PM	#3
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	Great tip, I also have the same problem (font size becoming too big in landscape mode). Will definitely give this a try

01-13-2010, 12:48 PM	#4
bossfan2000 Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 504579 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini, iPhone 6+, Kindle Voyage	Hope it works for you, xtine!

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