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Originally Posted by geekraver
... the key thing I believe is the use of Helvetica fonts. I don't know the correct typographic terms but you want to avoid fonts that have any form of decorative noise, like horizontal parts at the top or bottom of lower-case Ls, for example. Also fonts that have different thicknesses depending on the slope of lines. Instead you want simple fonts with uniform thickness. That way the effect is very black and readable, vs gray.
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Geekraver,
Am I correct in concluding that Helvetica fonts are commercial only; you have to buy them? If so, would you (or someone) be willing to post an image of a book/document on the Reader with this font? I'd love to see how effective it is before I considering buying the font.
I found a font that About.com says is similar to Helvetica bold. Not sure if that makes it too thick, however. It's called Coolvetica, and can be found here:
http://desktoppub.about.com/library/...coolvetica.htm
TIA