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Old 07-02-2015, 10:12 AM   #70
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Originally Posted by GERGE View Post
Kobo and Kindle have different approaches right now. Kobo's RMSDK renders epub files as is. Therefore quality of typography is direcly depended on the quality of the epub. Kindle, on the other hand, much more independent of the source file.

An argument could be made that this is a better way to do things. I prefer Kobo, but I am willing to fix things. When you are willing to tinker, you can get anything better than a Kobo type-wise. But the main goal of typography is to be invisible, not offering a plethora of choices like 50 sizes and 15 margin settings. Therefore, I believe Kindle right now offers better typography as a whole. Typography should just work, you should not even think about it.

This can be discussed, of course. But I consider myself a discerning readers who is very much concerned about type as people in MR probably noticed. This is my view. You are practically telling me I don't know about typography here and I find this insulting.

Amazon has a real case here. It should not be discarded that easily.
The bolded is precisely my point. With the Kobo, I can set it once and carry on reading. With the kindle it was always frustrating that their font sizes were small->large->EXTRA LARGE with nothing in between and their margins settings were absolutely useless. It was never a case of "It just works" with the kindle. Rather it was " this is all you get so suck it up and carry on". With the kobo, I don't have to worry about the quality of the ePub/kePub at all because I can always tweak the typography on the device itself. I have no idea where you get the idea that Kobo rendering depends on the quality of the ePub.
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