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ShellShock · 05-10-2014, 03:31 PM

In theory you can extract the fonts from the firmware and use them on other devices. They are TTF format. I don't know if the Kindle will use side-loaded fonts.

The Sony font names are:

Dutch801 Rm BT Roman
Courier 10 BT Roman
Swis721 BT Roman

They are copyrighted by Bitstream Inc.

The fonts on come in regular versions, no italic/bold. As I recall, the PRS650 spoofs italic and bold by munging the regular font. I guess this will not work on the Kindle, i.e., if you use the Sony font on the Kindle, you won't get bold/italic. However, all versions of these fonts (regular, bold, italic etc) are probably available on the internet.

05-10-2014, 03:31 PM	#3
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	In theory you can extract the fonts from the firmware and use them on other devices. They are TTF format. I don't know if the Kindle will use side-loaded fonts. The Sony font names are: Dutch801 Rm BT Roman Courier 10 BT Roman Swis721 BT Roman They are copyrighted by Bitstream Inc. The fonts on come in regular versions, no italic/bold. As I recall, the PRS650 spoofs italic and bold by munging the regular font. I guess this will not work on the Kindle, i.e., if you use the Sony font on the Kindle, you won't get bold/italic. However, all versions of these fonts (regular, bold, italic etc) are probably available on the internet. Last edited by ShellShock; 05-10-2014 at 03:37 PM.