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kso · 09-03-2021, 11:04 AM

Hi,

I've probably overlooked any posts about who is actually responsible for the obfuscation of fonts I would like to embed in Kindle books (to be sold on Amazon). Same question applies to books sold as EPUB (Apple, Smashwords etc). Is it me, the book creator, or the distributor when creating the final file for distribution?

I presume it's Amazon (and for EPUBs distributors like Apple, B&N and others). But I have been known to mis-presume.

I've read some technical posts about font obfuscation, but I'm not sure where to insert this into a workflow where required, and more importantly, if I have to touch fonts at all or just include them to be handled by the relevant poblishing system.

Thanks for any pointers.

Klaus

09-03-2021, 11:04 AM	#1
kso Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: UK Device: Android, iPad, iPod, kindle {keyboard,fire7,hdx8.9} kobo, Sony PRS 600	Font Obfuscation Hi, I've probably overlooked any posts about who is actually responsible for the obfuscation of fonts I would like to embed in Kindle books (to be sold on Amazon). Same question applies to books sold as EPUB (Apple, Smashwords etc). Is it me, the book creator, or the distributor when creating the final file for distribution? I presume it's Amazon (and for EPUBs distributors like Apple, B&N and others). But I have been known to mis-presume. I've read some technical posts about font obfuscation, but I'm not sure where to insert this into a workflow where required, and more importantly, if I have to touch fonts at all or just include them to be handled by the relevant poblishing system. Thanks for any pointers. Klaus