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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Agree. An e-book only has to look good and follow (IMHO) basic rules:
- Clearly set apart the chapter header.
- Justify the text.
- Non-indent first paragraph.
- Indent following paragraphs.
- No whitespace lines between paragraphs.
- Whitespace line or a glyph/image as a scene break.
I think that all of my paper books follow these rules. I've never seen a ficiton book with a ragged right margin, for example, or whitespace between paragraphs.
It's very easy to stick to these rules (you basically need a few rules for the - and h tags), and then the reader can easily override them.
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Large print books will use ragged right and space between paragraphs and sans serif to make books easier to read. So there are fiction books that look like that.
I found these guidlines at
APH Guidelines for Print Document Design
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APH encourages its writers to:
Indent 1 inch at margins
Justify left margin, unjustify right margin
Use a wide, san-serif font for ample kerning
Space 1.25 between lines, especially on forms where underscores and boxes are used to provide space for writing
Double space (30-34 pt) between paragraphs or other bodies of text
Use block paragraph style, no indents
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Except for large margins, this is how I prefer my books to be formatted. So I agree there needs to be the ability to have books formatted just like print books. My print books may look very different from yours though.