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Nigel Flanagan · 02-23-2011, 03:34 AM

Wallcraft,

The Kindle market is one that I don't want to miss out on, but because of the way my book is written, the only way it really works is with the different fonts. I've tried a couple of other methods, and while they're OK, they're not as effective as the font method of differentiating between characters in the book.

While having a platform which only supports 2/3 fonts is OK for most fiction books, I can't see how that would work for comics, text books, children’s books etc. which use different fonts/pictures/artwork. Amazon will surely want to have a dominant presence in those arenas as well.

I think that as colour becomes more common in eReaders, more possibilities will be explored and the limitations of Kindle's file format will become even more obvious. As soon as Amazon realise that it's holding them back, they'll look into it.

My hope is that rather than reinventing the wheel, they'll just adopt epub as that seems to be evolving in a more rapid & flexible way than any other format.

Thanks again for your advice.

NIgel.

02-23-2011, 03:34 AM	#7
Nigel Flanagan Writer Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: iPhone	Wallcraft, The Kindle market is one that I don't want to miss out on, but because of the way my book is written, the only way it really works is with the different fonts. I've tried a couple of other methods, and while they're OK, they're not as effective as the font method of differentiating between characters in the book. While having a platform which only supports 2/3 fonts is OK for most fiction books, I can't see how that would work for comics, text books, children’s books etc. which use different fonts/pictures/artwork. Amazon will surely want to have a dominant presence in those arenas as well. I think that as colour becomes more common in eReaders, more possibilities will be explored and the limitations of Kindle's file format will become even more obvious. As soon as Amazon realise that it's holding them back, they'll look into it. My hope is that rather than reinventing the wheel, they'll just adopt epub as that seems to be evolving in a more rapid & flexible way than any other format. Thanks again for your advice. NIgel.