Because Adobe Digital Editions is a system that spans multiple devices, the desktop version emulates the behaviour of ADE on a mobile reader that can't cheat by using system fonts.
The font used is a variant of Garamond, which has been slightly condensed and has some modifications to a few letters, presumably to eliminate hairlines and enhance low-dpi readability. If you think Garamond is 'ugly' I can only shrug.
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