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MSJim · 05-22-2010, 10:15 AM

Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve tried both recommendations but so far nothing has changed the displayed font on my reader. I’ve decided that the problem must lie with the way PRS-600 renders the fonts in an ePub file, not with the content or format of the file.

I’ve been using a three line “Quick brown fox..,” test file with Times New Roman, Georgia, and Arial fonts. The Arial isn’t important to me – just threw it in for variety.

I’ve changed the fonts at three stages of the production: RTF, HTM, and EPUB. In each test, the Calibre ePub viewer showed the correct font, but the PRS-600 showed all three lines in what appears to me to be Times New Roman. However, when I transfer the unconverted file in RTF format straight to the reader, it shows the Arial line correctly, and the other two as Times New Roman. (Calibre still shows all three lines correctly in the RTF version.)

It looks like the reader might be displaying any serif font as Times New Roman, and sans serif fonts as Arial. Further testing of ePub files would be necessary to prove this is true in all cases.

I don’t think the problem is with the ePub file. I just haven’t been able to get the reader to display a serif font as other than Times New Roman.

Any other ideas on how to get around this? I’ve seen posts about putting other fonts on the 300, but, if I’m doing it right, it doesn’t work for my 600.

Since this doesn’t seem to be a Calibre related problem, I’ll post it in the Sony Reader forum.

05-22-2010, 10:15 AM	#4
MSJim Bookworm Posts: 104 Karma: 26 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Georgia, USA Device: PRS-600, Nook STR	Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve tried both recommendations but so far nothing has changed the displayed font on my reader. I’ve decided that the problem must lie with the way PRS-600 renders the fonts in an ePub file, not with the content or format of the file. I’ve been using a three line “Quick brown fox..,” test file with Times New Roman, Georgia, and Arial fonts. The Arial isn’t important to me – just threw it in for variety. I’ve changed the fonts at three stages of the production: RTF, HTM, and EPUB. In each test, the Calibre ePub viewer showed the correct font, but the PRS-600 showed all three lines in what appears to me to be Times New Roman. However, when I transfer the unconverted file in RTF format straight to the reader, it shows the Arial line correctly, and the other two as Times New Roman. (Calibre still shows all three lines correctly in the RTF version.) It looks like the reader might be displaying any serif font as Times New Roman, and sans serif fonts as Arial. Further testing of ePub files would be necessary to prove this is true in all cases. I don’t think the problem is with the ePub file. I just haven’t been able to get the reader to display a serif font as other than Times New Roman. Any other ideas on how to get around this? I’ve seen posts about putting other fonts on the 300, but, if I’m doing it right, it doesn’t work for my 600. Since this doesn’t seem to be a Calibre related problem, I’ll post it in the Sony Reader forum.