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Originally Posted by HarryT
Interesting. In all the years I've been using ebooks, I've never been concerned about the font that the book is displayed in. I tend to select whichever one of the device's fonts appeals (eg I use Bookerly on the Kindle) and stick with it.
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It is mostly aesthetics and personal preference (some people prefer serif fonts, others sans serif) but not totally. Font design affects readability and contrast a bit. Some fonts look darker than others and some look fuzzier. It's not all about the display.
Also, some fonts look better on eink than on LCD.
A classic case is Georgia which looks nice and dark on eink, especially the non-backlit models, but not that great on tablets.
And then there's the specialty fonts like OpenDyslexic or the black fonts that help people with vision problems or reading issues. Font choice is a selling point for both ebooks and ereaders. It's enough of an issue that Amazon had to add the option of installing you own font after all these years. Probably the last major player to offer this feature which many ereaders and apps had a decade ago.
https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/...our-own-fonts/