I’ve written a comprehensive DIY guide to using and embedding fonts in epubs. You might find it useful:
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Fonts are an important part of book design and production. A good use of fonts is central in making readable and good looking books. And fonts are fun. Coming from typewriters, one of the coolest things about the early word processors was the ability to easily and quickly change the looks of your documents by applying different fonts to it. I remember spending hours changing fonts for the sake of it. It was a defining feature of the desktop publishing revolution.
But today, most ebooks look the same, typography-wise. Some say that since users can change fonts in most reader systems, why bother? I say, you are still responsible for first impressions, and first impressions will reflect upon how readers perceive your work. So if your book looks like all the other books, well…
Two real issues stand in the way of using fonts in ebooks:- It is complex and technical to add and use fonts in ebooks.
- The licensing required can be complex and in many cases obstructively expensive.
In the following guide I’m showing you how to add and use fonts in ebooks using just an EPUB file and a few common software tools. How to handle licenses and where to find great open fonts are also covered.
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