Thread: Kobo Aura HD or Kindle Paperwhite 2013?
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Old 07-14-2014, 01:41 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
One benefit of the Kindle not having user-installable fonts is that the supplied fonts can be (and are) optimised for the Kindle's screen, and hence have higher contrast than the user-installable fonts on some other devices. When the Kobo Aura HD first came out, there were quite a few complaints here on MR about how "grey" its fonts appeared. Personally I think the Kindle's fonts are just fine.
They are fine, but apart from Baskerville and Palatino, they are also ugly, IMHO. Then again, Baskerville and Palatino are too thin for me.
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