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Originally Posted by Cootey
eReaders are notorious for crude, barebones typography. iPads and other tablets have higher density dpi, allowing for smoother anti-aliasing and better simulation of real book experiences in regards to layout, drop caps, titles, images, etc. Many of my peers are hardcore pbook readers, several of them authors, and they don't find the ebook experience to be a beautiful one. In my opinion, they are book snobs. Yet, if eReaders approached the dpi density of tablets, the ebook experience would be a more compelling one for them.
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I agree that ebook typography is currently terrible. But that's the fault of the ebook coding standards and the ebook display software. Nothing to do with the resolution of the screens. It's entirely possible to do good typography on a 300dpi greyscale screen.