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eschwartz · 05-05-2015, 02:37 PM

Hmm, I suppose it *might* have certain niche use. I tend not to read books with those character sets, and generally don't think of them.

One Topaz book that I remember getting was an innocuous copy of The Princess Bride.

Some lazy publisher didn't want to bother converting, I guess.

Question: Isn't that what the Private Use Areas of unicode are for, and shouldn't those books use a custom font for that purpose, as part of an otherwise-bog-standard EPUB/AZW3?

05-05-2015, 02:37 PM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Hmm, I suppose it might have certain niche use. I tend not to read books with those character sets, and generally don't think of them. One Topaz book that I remember getting was an innocuous copy of The Princess Bride. Some lazy publisher didn't want to bother converting, I guess. Question: Isn't that what the Private Use Areas of unicode are for, and shouldn't those books use a custom font for that purpose, as part of an otherwise-bog-standard EPUB/AZW3?