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JSWolf · 03-13-2017, 07:00 PM

A 1em paragraph space is too much. It distracts from reading as your eye doesn't move to the next paragraph but to the space instead. It can get mistaken for a section break. But overall, a 1em space makes the book rather hard to read.

I've seen some publishers use a .3em space between paragraphs. That's not going to throw the reader out of the book.

03-13-2017, 07:00 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	A 1em paragraph space is too much. It distracts from reading as your eye doesn't move to the next paragraph but to the space instead. It can get mistaken for a section break. But overall, a 1em space makes the book rather hard to read. I've seen some publishers use a .3em space between paragraphs. That's not going to throw the reader out of the book.