[Hitch]

Originally Posted by AliceWonder

That particular font though wouldn't be seriously considered except for special purposes because it isn't readable for the majority of people.

Right. And your point is? Of course it's for special purposes. What are you saying???

Maybe for some people with dyslexia it is more readable, but it is not very readable for most people, so it should only be used by users who personally have a need for that font - while using a font like Intel Clear Sans helps many with dyslexia without making the text unreadable for those without dyslexia.

Again, what? Of course, only people who have a need would use it. It's hardly intended for Susan Smith, non-Dyslexic, to use. I'm not sure, at all, what your gist is. You make it sound like Amazon and others are foisting the use of this font onto people that don't have Dyslexia, which they very obviously aren't. What is it, exactly, that you're trying to say here?

The FAQ for that font btw notes the lack of studies, and also notes that some people with dyslexia find other fonts better (Comic Sans MS is often chosen by dyslexics, that font's FAQ notes that too).

Which we've all already discussed, and which has nothing to do with its price, or the price (free) of the other 3 fonts I listed. You want to say that there aren't any studies? Fine. But that has nothing to do with your assertions that the fonts were used to make money--which they patently are not, certainly not by Amazon. You further stated that they couldn't be used for someone's ePUB, which they can. All 3 of the free fonts I listed are freely downloadable.

As I said upthread--people with normal vision have a choice of fonts. Anecdotal evidence by those studying the viability of the Open Dyslexic font, amongst others--as stated in the articles about those studies--indicated that some of the Dyslexic study participants like those "for Dyslexic" fonts. Why not make it available, then, if some Dyslexics like it or even prefer it?

I mean, what's the bloody harm, if some--even only a handful--of Dyslexics prefer to use it? Should Amazon just remove it? Why? If nobody's using it--what's the harm? If only 10 people are using it, why not keep it for those 10? I think you'll find that Amazon keeps a pretty close tab on their use statistics and they are very bloody ruthless about removing fonts and features that people do not use. That alone should tell you something about the use of that Open Dyslexic font.

I think it's daft that some people like to read in some of the provided sans serif fonts; but that's their choice and it's good of Amazon to offer a wide variety of usable base fonts, so that people can pick what they prefer. As there is at least anecdotal evidence that some dyslexics like the Open Dyslexic font, what's the problem? Amazon certainly didn't do it to make money; they don't charge for the font, contrary to what was said upthread earlier. The font creators, by and large, didn't do it to make money; the fonts are Open Source and free.

I'm sure when some dedicated researcher comes up with BETTER fonts for those afflicted with Dyslexia, Amazon and the others will be delighted to put it on their devices.

Hitch