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davidfor: Using "Publisher's Default" means
Absolutely. I revised my comment soon after writing it, when I realized I was comparing Georgia to Georgia, but one had the “weight” in the Advanced section turned up more, without my realizing it at the time.
rashkae: The only way Bookerly could be more different from Gerogia is if i twas a flat out Sans Serif font.
Yes you’re right, I ‘spoke’ too soon. I’m no longer sure what I was comparing at the time. Some books use the Publisher’s Default (Georgia), and some don’t. All I know is that when I compared the two again, after what I wrote, I could see plenty of differences between the two fonts.
As I compare Malabar to Georgia, I find less of a difference in the shape of the characters than in the formatting. Characters are closer together with Georgia, resulting in two more lines of text on my reader, than Malabar; which has more space between words (when justified).
For that, Malabar might be easier to read if one finds Georgia too ‘cramped’. Personally, I prefer a more efficient use of the screen, so I have less pages to turn.
JSWolf: You don't need Georgia e-Ink since Kobo has Georgia.
I have tried both Georgia/Georgia E-Ink, and all other fonts, with various weight settings. There is a dramatic difference between Georgia and Georgia E-Ink. Georgia E-Ink on the minimum weight setting is much ‘weightier’ than Georgia, on its heaviest weight setting. The characters themselves are also not the same, between the two fonts, at any setting.
That said, I used to favour Georgia E-Ink for its boldness, but a ‘normal’ weight font like Georgia seems like a more natural read.
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