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Old 09-08-2006, 09:43 AM   #1
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Typography and book creation on the Iliad

Having read the document "How to make content for your Iliad" - it's interesting to note that the whole document helps people with technical formats for document creation, it does not refer in any way to how to improve your reading experience through the correct selection of typeface, spacing etc ...

If you pick any paperback off of a shelf in a bookshop (about the same page size) the text type and spacing hardly differ - because of (hopefully!) years and years of knowledge about creating the best reading experience for the medium.

Given that the Iliad creates a reading experience very similar to a paperback, and the device is all about being able to read easily and efficiently (right?); add this to the fact I am not a typographer ...

-- what is the (...getting started 1 page guide to) generally accepted typeface, size, spacing etc to create the best reading experience for this medium?
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