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Originally Posted by jcsalomon
My client was much nicer about this, giving credit on the copyright page to her editor, cover artist, cover designer, and typesetter (me—e-book and PDF for dead-tree), so she was entirely willing to allow a small paragraph of credit to the embedded font and its designer.
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Oh, I shouldn't bitch or kvetch. We've had 3700 books though here now, and most of the writers are perfectly happy to put credit where credit is due. Just there are always a few humdingers, y'know?
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
In this eBook, what is this font going to be used for? I hope chapter titles and maybe the first letter of the first paragraph of a chapter.
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Wolfie,
DOWN boy, DOWN!
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Originally Posted by sjfan
There are other places specifying a font is reasonable. Mostly brief inline display purposes; e.g. if you want to have a line or two showing computer output or a rusty old sign that use a display font, that's probably acceptable.
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ABSolutely. Sometimes, our
Resident Curmudgeon forgets that a font is a multi-purpose item. Sure, it conveys text; but it can also convey so much more, at a mere glance.
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Yup, just like that. Even if someone were skimming, the purpose of the Courier new would be obvious...not only in context, but in flavor, feel, and so much more.
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Neil Gaiman’s short story “A Study in Emerald” is a decent example; there are some short (paragraph-or-less) interludes that are meant to be sort of carnival-barker style sales pamphlets, with
EMPHASIS TEXT about the MAGICAL AND WONDROUS THINGS that these SKILLED PLAYERS will be displaying for your JOY and EDIFICATION, only this SUNDAY at the WHITECHAPEL CATHEDRAL!!!
It's meant to be horribly garish, and it's fine IMO to attach an interesting display font to something like that.
The key, though, is to not override the reader's font choice for the main body text or for large sections like an entire prologue or appendix.
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Yup. Agreed.
Hitch