Best Font?

[kacir]

Originally Posted by Ea

It does look a good deal better on the Kindle. I was quite disappointed, too, when I tried it on the PB as I like it on the Kindle. It looked much thinner on the PB (due to the higher resolution perhaps?) and was uncomfortable to read.

Most probably it was caused by the fact that Caecilia is normally distributed in *.otf format. I think that PocketBook software can not use hinting information in otf format so it tries to render the font in its true shape. I tried to convert otf font file into ttf and I was informed by conversion software that hinting info in otf is incompatible with ttf format. Non-hinted font will not look good on a small resolution screen. And anything below 400dpi IS a small resolution. A 6" screen has resolution 166dpi and 5" one has resolution 200dpi. Do not take me wrong, 200dpi is great resolution for a screen, but not from a typographical point of view.

This is why so many people like to read using Verdana, Georgia, and other "core" Microsoft fonts on their e-ink readers. Fonts that Microsoft bundles with Windows, Office, Windows Vista, Office 2007, or web core pack are very well hinted.

If you have PocektBook, load alternative version of FBReader, set font size increase step to 1, display text using Verdana, gradualy increase the size and observe the results. You will see that shapes of letters are aggressively squeezed into a pixel grid, so vertical and horizontal strokes always look very sharp, even, and evenly sized.
Apple traditionally does this different way, so any Windows user that looks at Apple screen and every Apple user that looks at Windows screen innediately know that something is ... different here.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html
http://damieng.com/blog/2007/06/13/f...s-and-mac-os-x


For more info on hinting see
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...tingIntro.mspx - look at all five pages. VERY informative.
http://designorati.com/articles/t1/t...ay-hinting.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_hinting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._Windows_fonts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambria_%28typeface%29
Also see Calibri, Candara, Consolas, Constantia, and Corbel, links on Cambria page.

[s3ntient]

I use Adobe Garamond in all the PDFs I create for reading on my eReader. Haven't found anything better yet.

[remlap]

Droid Sans is absolute lovely thanks for the suggestion

[ardeegee]

For readability, I too find that I can read Georgia the whole day through without problem.

[Solitaire1]

I prefer the following typefaces for my ebooks:

- Serif: Georgia
- San-Serif: Verdana & Calibri
- Fixed: Cumberland

I find each of these typefaces is fairly easy to read on my Sony Reader, with each clear and dark on my ereader's screen.

[speakingtohe]

Quick and easy way to embed fonts using calibre is to convert to lrf as it allows you to embed font directly.
Then you can convert the lrf to whatever your reader uses.

Currently I am liking Verbana as I can read comfortably at a smaller font size than Times New Roman for example.

It is all about the comfort of easy reading for me. I don't pay attention to the font after the first page or so unless it makes reading easier or harder.

Helen

[JSWolf]

Fontin is a very nice font. It's not too serify so it's a good font for those who like serif and those who like sans-serif. Plus it does look quite nice on an eink screen.

[simplyparticular]

I've been happy with ArnoPro on my Opus, which I see someone else recommended. It is a tall, thin serif.

In fact, I like it so much, I haven't used the Nook since they sent me the replacement for the cracked buttons. No font hack on the Nook with out soft-rooting.

[JSWolf]

To be honest, there is no best font. It's all personal preference. All we can do is state what it is we like and hop the OP finds one to his/her liking.

[GeoffC]

I've been using Georgia a good deal; but for a change, I now like segoe print.

[JoeKeppler]

Agreed with the idea the whole "one size doesn't fit all" mentality here, but would certainly argue that Georgia is pretty darn close to being comfortably great in every case.

Gotta agree with JSWolf too, Fontin was an EXCELLENT find recently. Great call.

Every font is the best font for its particular application. I find the following informative:

‘If you love it [MS Comic Sans typeface], you don’t know much about typography,’ Mr. Connare says. But, he adds, ‘if you hate it, you really don’t know much about typography, either, and you should get another hobby.’

Vincent Connare (creator of MS Comic Sans), on-line Wall Street Journal interview

[kacir]

Originally Posted by shall1028

Vincent Connare (creator of MS Comic Sans), on-line Wall Street Journal interview

Originally Posted by Wall Street Journal

... gravestones ...

I have to put that one into my last will.
THIS is the font I want to have on my tombstone!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by JoeKeppler

Agreed with the idea the whole "one size doesn't fit all" mentality here, but would certainly argue that Georgia is pretty darn close to being comfortably great in every case.

Gotta agree with JSWolf too, Fontin was an EXCELLENT find recently. Great call.

Zelda was the one who found Fontin. So all the credit goes to her for the find.

[Scott Nielsen]

Does anyone know how Calibri looks on an eReader? It's what I tend to use computer wise, I find it very readable, but I'm unsure how it would translate into an eInk device.