[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Although I have a PRS-505 I have something that might help. When it comes to the darkness of the text, one thing I've found that helps to change the typeface of the text itself.

I used to use Thorndale (a typeface in StarOffice that's like Times New Roman) as my base typeface for my ebooks. I wanted my text to be darker so I checked other typefaces. I found that Georgia was significantly darker than some of the other typefaces.

To provide a comparison:

Georgia

Times New Roman

In the same way, I used to use Albany as my typeface for san-serif text. As with Thorndale I wanted a darker typeface so I chose Calibri which is both a darker and slightly smaller font that I liked better.

Originally Posted by HorridRedDog

Now we're gitting somewhere. Any more "Hidden" tips out there?

I use PDF as my format when creating my ebooks, and the main reason is font (and format) control. Regardless of the typefaces that are/are not available on my reader, I can use any typeface in my ebooks and they will render correctly on my ereader. With other formats this has not been the case. As an example, many times with RTF my books render on my reader with a san-serif typeface regardless of the typeface in the original ebook.

Although I could go into my ereader's internals to change the default fonts, that is something that I'm not comfortable with. PDF gives me access to any typeface that I want without having to change my reader's firmware.

When it comes to my own writing (such as in stories I have written), having the fonts display properly is important since I use different fonts to convey different meanings. Changing the font (or having all of the text in one font) can change the impression that certain portions of the story convey.