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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Lots of people seem to like Georgia--does it show on the screen better (clarity) or have more space between letters...I've looked at it on the computer and it's a nice font, but I see it mentioned for e-readers a lot. I'd like to know the reasons it's so well loved if someone has the time to share.
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I haven't seen Georgia on eink yet, only on my tablets and phone in Kindle app. From what I see I think it has a lot to do with the way the serifs are done in Georgia. It is not necessary to have super high resolution for the serifs to show up nicely since they are straight. Yes, they get narrower to the end, but the outside line is perfect horizontal or vertical. That makes the serifs much easier to see. Caecilia does the same thing - the serifs are not at an angle, but stick out staight. The big difference is that Caecilia was designed for very low resolution - almost no variation in line thickness on the letters and the serifs are simply square blocks glued to the end. So Georgia is half way in between. Does require a little bit higher resolution (when comparing at same size) than Caecilia, but less than other serif fonts (e.g. Baskerville) with fancier serifs.
When resolution supports even the fanciest fonts then it comes down to preference alone, IMO. Georgia does a very good job to look like a printed book even at medium resolution of the display. If Georgia cannot do it, then there is not that much choice - either Caecilia or san-serif.
On Android Georgia and Droid Serif are so close that I rather use Droid Serif in my Kindle app. So if I didn't have Droid Serif as option, I would chose Georgia. The only advantage of Georgia is that there is more words per page at the same size compared to Droid Serif - to me that is a non-issue, as I am unwilling to use the smallest size availlable on tablets as it would be way too small to comfortably read (for me).