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Originally Posted by Notjohn
I just finished reading an ARC for May publication that has over-wide margins as displayed on my Fire 8-inch tablet. I found it VERY irritating, and the book, as it happens, was spellbinding, so that little itch was really noticeable. It was a Kindle version but I assume it was created as an epub.
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But given that Kindle apps have wide margins to start with and then that would be even wider if the eBook defines extra margins.
Given that most eBook reading software has settings for the margin or has a default margin so it's not up against the edge, the main margins should be 0.
Also, why are the publishers trying to duplicate pBook formatting when in most cases it doesn't work. The chapter headers are large due to the wasted space, L/R margins in some cases are overlay large. The boy font size is not using the default 1em and is using something smaller. And then there are paragraph spaces that are rather large and line height that's also large.
Make the L/R margins 0, no line height, and keep the main body font size as the default 1em. I'll then be able to use the slider for margins, line height, and set the font size as I want.
The question is, what program are you using the read your ePub? Does it have settings to set the margin? If so, keep the margins at 0. If not, set the margins in CSS to what you like.