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In this series, and this is probably not the norm with most eBooks, we have normal text, which we use Palatino (a very easy font to read) and default to Times New Roman or the default of the device for those devices that don't use Palatino. This fills the majority of the text in these books. The author uses italic of that same font for stressed words as well as character inner monologue "thinking". Then, there are two additional languages. The two additional languages are used only sparingly, but the author wrote this in a style that needs to be in a different font (which it is in the print books and works great. Without the author continually telling the reader in the narrative what language is being spoken, the font speaks for him.) So, there are three languages - Normal and two additional languages.
My big beef is that the ePub specs allow for embedded fonts. It is the creators of the eReading programs/devices who decide not to follow them. Again, if you purchase one of our titles and feel the need to go in and strip out our special fonts, that is cool. You may not get the full effect of what the author is trying to convey, but it's your book after all. But, the majority of people are not going to go through that trouble. They are simply going to trust that the we the publisher has tried to pick fonts that are easy on the eye and convey the book in a style they feel will be appealing to most readers.
As I said, 99% of all eBooks will contain just one font with normal, italic, and bold. So, changing the font does not change the meaning of the book. This series is just a bit different.
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