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Originally Posted by Hadrien
Well, using fonts that are "bolder" is possible.
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It's probably mainly a question of finding typefaces that were created to be highly legible. Newspaper typefaces are candidates, though not necessary best choices, as are typefaces designed for computer screen or other low-resolution usage (such as Lucida Fax or Minion Web). Some care should be taken to ensure that the font has the necessary complement of characters: an italic that works on screen and small caps are probably the most important.
If the typeface has different designs depending on size (that is, one font for 6-8 pt text, one for 8-12, and so on), the 'smallest' font seems to be the best, as it is relatively wider and 'cleaner' than the other size designs, which helps with low-contrast reading.
Bookman, Century Schoolbook and other Clarendon-style typefaces are further examples of such 'clear' designs. My own favourites for the moment are Adobe Minion and Bitstream Oranda.
And as not everyone can afford to buy what often are rather high-priced fonts, some of the fonts included with Windows (such as Georgia and Verdana) are useful alternatives. (Haven't seen the new MS fonts in detail yet, but Candara and Cambria look promising, assuming that they are embeddable:
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=47&aid=78683 . As they're designed for ClearType, they may not work as well on epaper, though)