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Originally Posted by radius
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However, the majority of font sample screenshots from this thread show that people like robust letterforms with uniform stroke width and slab serifs (and possibly large font sizes, its unclear if people are showing their normal reading size or are showing larger sizes for easier comparison on-line).
I bet this means that the pixel density and the contrast of the screen aren't yet high enough to be very satisfactory at all or else we could choose more delicate fonts.
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I don't think we disagree on this, but I have found that a base size 13 in Georgia works really well for me - and I'm not sure that it's because of lower quality/resolution. I noticed that when reading paperbacks with small print, I'd sit and hold the book closer to my eyes. With the ebook reader, I can hold it in my lap as well, and not feel like I'm squinting slightly. And yes, I did have my eyes tested (thought I needed new glasses), but apparently I have the correct prescription. Even with higher contrast and resolution, I doubt I'd like to go lower than font size 12.
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Originally Posted by Abecedary
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I also think it's interesting to see the number of people that seem to love Caecilia for a body font (no doubt due to Amazon's choice of it for the Kindle). Don't get me wrong, it's a nice typeface, but book bodies are not a place I would tend to use it. I think it's more suited towards magazine articles and other shorter form texts....
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I find Caecilia a bit 'cold' and 'hard' looking as well. It might be nicer for contrast, but it doesn't feel right.