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Old 10-14-2013, 09:54 PM   #1307
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Originally Posted by Rizla View Post
I don't think that's fair. The Kindle UI has some nice features, but the old Nook ST has folders which is superior to Kindle collections. Also it allows custom fonts, unlike the Kindle which no longer does and seems to be going backwards when it comes to user customization. I think the Kobo is also much better for font customization than the new Kindle. The Kindle seems to be going into lock-down.

In fact, the whole issue of Amazon locking down the Kindle fonts is not getting enough air-time. To not allow users to add their own fonts is going way too far. I am not aware of any other e-reader that has ever done that. It is possible to embed fonts, but it's a massive pain and a horrid kludge and and beyond the ability of the vast majority of users.
You can add fonts to your stock Nook ST? No, I didn't think so. I tried,and I could not do it, though when I rooted it, custom fonts worked fine. So don't compare that to a kindle as if its a feature of the nook. Yes the PW1 could be fixed for custom fonts. And it is disappointing that it doesn't work on the PW2. Embedding the fonts works great. I wonder if embedding fonts would work on an unrooted nook st? I no longer have mine to test.

So far,the only commonly available reader in the US that will take extra fonts is kobo. AFAIK.
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