Amazon.com Look Inside (preview) fonts

rollei · 03-18-2014, 02:10 AM

On Amazon.com, when you preview the kindle book, what is the fonts being used in that kindle preview?

Gazella · 03-18-2014, 04:30 AM

Georgia

EDIT: I thought it was Georgia, but I just saw a preview of a Kindle ebook and it looks like the font typeface is actually Cambria.

rollei · 03-18-2014, 09:38 PM

Thanks, I'm going to try either Georgia or Cambria. These fonts are nice to see.

Gazella · 03-19-2014, 03:06 AM

Yes they are. Georgia and Cambria are both baroque serif typefaces and are the most widely used for text not only because they look beautiful but also because they're legible even at small sizes. That said, Cambria was explicitly created for on-screen reading.

If you're looking for more clear and aesthetically pleasing fonts for on-screen reading, I also recommend the following serif fonts:

Times New Roman (of course)

Palatino
Droid Serif
Baskerville
Mrs Eaves
Garamond
Bembo
Caslon

Edit: You don't seem to have the option enabled to allow Visitor Messages in your profile, just wanted to thank you for the Karma

rollei · 03-19-2014, 03:28 PM

Thanks for the additional fonts! Weird, I do have private messaging enabled, anyway, you're welcome.

Gazella · 03-20-2014, 03:27 AM

No problem

Edit: not private messaging, visitor messaging. It's different. VM allows members to post straight on your profile page. And for some reason you don't have the box for that on your profile. Click my profile and you'll know what I'm referring to

03-18-2014, 02:10 AM	#1
rollei Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 1000210 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kobo	Amazon.com Look Inside (preview) fonts On Amazon.com, when you preview the kindle book, what is the fonts being used in that kindle preview?

03-18-2014, 04:30 AM	#2
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	Georgia EDIT: I thought it was Georgia, but I just saw a preview of a Kindle ebook and it looks like the font typeface is actually Cambria. Last edited by Gazella; 03-18-2014 at 09:08 AM.

03-19-2014, 03:06 AM	#4
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	Amazon.com Look Inside (preview) fonts Yes they are. Georgia and Cambria are both baroque serif typefaces and are the most widely used for text not only because they look beautiful but also because they're legible even at small sizes. That said, Cambria was explicitly created for on-screen reading. If you're looking for more clear and aesthetically pleasing fonts for on-screen reading, I also recommend the following serif fonts: Times New Roman (of course) Palatino Droid Serif Baskerville Mrs Eaves Garamond Bembo Caslon Edit: You don't seem to have the option enabled to allow Visitor Messages in your profile, just wanted to thank you for the Karma Last edited by Gazella; 03-19-2014 at 03:32 AM.

03-20-2014, 03:27 AM	#6
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	Amazon.com Look Inside (preview) fonts No problem Edit: not private messaging, visitor messaging. It's different. VM allows members to post straight on your profile page. And for some reason you don't have the box for that on your profile. Click my profile and you'll know what I'm referring to Last edited by Gazella; 03-20-2014 at 03:31 AM.

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03-18-2014, 09:38 PM	#3
rollei Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 1000210 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kobo	Thanks, I'm going to try either Georgia or Cambria. These fonts are nice to see.

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rollei Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 1000210 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kobo	Thanks for the additional fonts! Weird, I do have private messaging enabled, anyway, you're welcome.

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