MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

ziegl027 · 11-04-2010, 10:34 AM

I will definitely look here first. I know using my Sony I've been disappointed in the formatting and editing of many books, even commercial releases that I've gotten from the library or as freebies. I'm particularly driven nuts by the HUGE margins in some books. I guess that won't be as much of an issue with DX, but I remember I got "Unseen Academicals" as a freebie, and if I tried to use any font larger than "S" in portrait orientation there were, like three words per line of text in a teeny little strip down the middle. I don't think publishers understand that the aesthetics of the format are different for ereaders vs a print page; the bezel of the device essentially replaces the margin.

11-04-2010, 10:34 AM	#8
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	Thanks, all! I will definitely look here first. I know using my Sony I've been disappointed in the formatting and editing of many books, even commercial releases that I've gotten from the library or as freebies. I'm particularly driven nuts by the HUGE margins in some books. I guess that won't be as much of an issue with DX, but I remember I got "Unseen Academicals" as a freebie, and if I tried to use any font larger than "S" in portrait orientation there were, like three words per line of text in a teeny little strip down the middle. I don't think publishers understand that the aesthetics of the format are different for ereaders vs a print page; the bezel of the device essentially replaces the margin.