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Old 11-23-2015, 08:21 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by AlanHK View Post
That's what I did try.

It made the font about half the original size, but still obviously contained thousands of glyphs in addition to the 6 actually used.

I had a deadline so had to submit it regardless of bloat.

I haven't had time since to return to it.
I find that if I use ePUBOptimizer to reduce the size of TTF fonts, I can still get a little bit more by using Calibre after that to subset. It works better than either one on it's own. Also ePUBOptimizer optimizes images to be smaller without changing the resolution or quality. Try it, it will work rather well and it will make your book that much better. I have to say that hate is a good word in describing authors (who make their own eBook) and publishers who use graphics instead of an embedded font for some characters. This is a serious no-no and should never be done. You did it and I now hate your eBook.
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