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Keroberos · 01-10-2012, 05:05 PM

I have to say, with books that are in the public domain (those you would get from Project Gutenberg, or here at Mobileread), it's entirely consistent with publishing standards at the time for chapters to open with an indented first paragraph. After quick perusal of my p-book library, it seems to be fairly recent when US publishers consistently started formating books with non-indented opening paragraphs.

That being said I have to agree with theducks, I also like variety. I also like the look of old style typography (too many modern books are too plain and sparse, most especially e-books), so I like playing around with the formatting to see what I can make.

01-10-2012, 05:05 PM	#9
Keroberos Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 238654 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kobo Mini (4GB), Nook Classic wi-fi, iPod Touch (Bluefire Reader)	I have to say, with books that are in the public domain (those you would get from Project Gutenberg, or here at Mobileread), it's entirely consistent with publishing standards at the time for chapters to open with an indented first paragraph. After quick perusal of my p-book library, it seems to be fairly recent when US publishers consistently started formating books with non-indented opening paragraphs. That being said I have to agree with theducks, I also like variety. I also like the look of old style typography (too many modern books are too plain and sparse, most especially e-books), so I like playing around with the formatting to see what I can make. Last edited by Keroberos; 01-10-2012 at 05:26 PM.