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dugong · 05-29-2010, 12:10 AM

I have a Nook and am mostly satisfied with it. More books are becoming available in the 3 months since it arrived at my doorstep, and I can buy from several providers, not just B&N.

There are still a few bugs I'd like to see worked out, both by B&N and the publishers. One important feature to me is the ability to increase the typesize. My 65+ eyes have retinal issues and looking at fine print is very tiresome.

Recently, I bought several books for which the fontsize looks small, even in the "Very Large" mode. I compared them with other books on my Nook and found the typesize on the screen was smaller by half. There seems to be a lot of variability in this feature from book to book. I'd like to see publishers agree on some industry standards. Also, the ebooks should be tested in the various readers. "Very Large" fontsize should not appear "Kinda Small"

If a book is not DRM protected, I can import it into Sigil and change the fontsize. Are there any fixes when the book is DRM protected?

05-29-2010, 12:10 AM	#15
dugong Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 420 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: East Bay, California Device: Nook	I have a Nook and am mostly satisfied with it. More books are becoming available in the 3 months since it arrived at my doorstep, and I can buy from several providers, not just B&N. There are still a few bugs I'd like to see worked out, both by B&N and the publishers. One important feature to me is the ability to increase the typesize. My 65+ eyes have retinal issues and looking at fine print is very tiresome. Recently, I bought several books for which the fontsize looks small, even in the "Very Large" mode. I compared them with other books on my Nook and found the typesize on the screen was smaller by half. There seems to be a lot of variability in this feature from book to book. I'd like to see publishers agree on some industry standards. Also, the ebooks should be tested in the various readers. "Very Large" fontsize should not appear "Kinda Small" If a book is not DRM protected, I can import it into Sigil and change the fontsize. Are there any fixes when the book is DRM protected? Last edited by dugong; 05-29-2010 at 12:13 AM.