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That was my initial thought, until I read the opposite on several places in the forum - that Font Forge's algorithm yields better quality than Kobo's built-in setting and preserves more of the font's qualities than Kobo's solution. I have no basis for claiming this (especially not since I wasn't able to embolden the fonts to see for myself), other than the people who claimed this seemed quite versed in typography.
I had also planned on seeing whether or not there are any visible changes to removing the fonts' kerning and hinting, as well as removing PANOS entries with the program. Given that I was going to mess around with Font Forge anyway, it made sense to try and use it for adjusting the weight. I also find editing the fonts has an added benefit, as I can just set them up and not think about it, I can backup the fonts and store them for a day that I might not use Kobo devices.
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