What's your favorite font to read ebooks in? - Page 2

mt.msla · 06-01-2023, 08:18 PM

Slab - Belgrano
Serif - Crimson Pro
Sans - Verdana I've always loved Verdana

troubledMan · 06-02-2023, 12:35 AM

My favourite font when reading classical literature is Ibarra Real (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Ibarra+Real+Nova). Palatino or bookerly otherwise. And I don't change very often.

John F · 06-02-2023, 06:07 AM

I keep going back to Gill Sans. I'll look at a font on a Windows PC, and it will look very appealing, but for some reason, when I try it on my Kobos, I end up preferring Gill Sans.

As far as the Char SIL variants, meh.

JSWolf · 06-02-2023, 06:29 AM

One of the problems I've noticed is that a lot of fonts are really expensive. I'd love to be able to try Monotype Baskerville eText but that's not happening at the price charged.

NullNix · 06-02-2023, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

I am a long time Bookerly person. I did try Ember for a couple of months when I got a Scribe.

I use Ember for reading the Economist (pulled in via Calibre, natch) and nothing else. By this point I'm so used to it that the Economist's actual font looks wrong to me -- perhaps because a few years back the Economist dumped its lovely custom-designed font, which it'd used for decades, in favour of something IMHO much less readable. God knows why.

aceflor · 06-02-2023, 08:05 AM

Quando. I have been using it for years now.

JSWolf · 06-02-2023, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

Quando. I have been using it for years now.

Why would you use a font that only has a regular version? What do you do for bold, italic, and bold italic?

Desertway · 06-02-2023, 12:48 PM

I use Bookerly during the day. I have tried many fonts on Kindle, Kobo and various Android eReader apps, and never found one that I like as much. I use Literata Medium at night because it allows me to get exactly the level of bold text I want for my tired eyes.

JSWolf · 06-02-2023, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desertway

I use Bookerly during the day. I have tried many fonts on Kindle, Kobo and various Android eReader apps, and never found one that I like as much. I use Literata Medium at night because it allows me to get exactly the level of bold text I want for my tired eyes.

You can up the weight of Bookerly if you use a Kobo or Kindle at night.

aceflor · 06-02-2023, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why would you use a font that only has a regular version? What do you do for bold, italic, and bold italic?

I have all 4. I can’t remember where I got them, but I have had all 4 for years now.

escaner · 06-02-2023, 04:37 PM

I like to change fonts a lot, but in the end Baskerville is on about 80% of the time, especially for old/gothic books. It just renders so well in the Kindle PW...
Otherwise Palatino is fine (although no soo nice), Sabon OK too, and recently tried and loved Garamond with its triple ligatures, awesome!
I am not a lover of sans serif fonts for books but when reading classic scifi (Asimov, Clarke etc.) I find Futura gorgeous with its retro-futuristic look.
As for Bookerly or Caecilla, they remind me of old typewriters, never use them.

JSWolf · 06-03-2023, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

I have all 4. I can’t remember where I got them, but I have had all 4 for years now.

That's odd. I can only find the regular version.

JSWolf · 06-03-2023, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by escaner

I like to change fonts a lot, but in the end Baskerville is on about 80% of the time, especially for old/gothic books. It just renders so well in the Kindle PW...
Otherwise Palatino is fine (although no soo nice), Sabon OK too, and recently tried and loved Garamond with its triple ligatures, awesome!
I am not a lover of sans serif fonts for books but when reading classic scifi (Asimov, Clarke etc.) I find Futura gorgeous with its retro-futuristic look.
As for Bookerly or Caecilla, they remind me of old typewriters, never use them.

The best version of Baskerville is Baskerville eText. But it costs and is rather expensive.

dublincheri · 06-03-2023, 10:31 AM

ChareInk size 2 is my sweet spot ever since I first found it here. I've just added the 6SP to my library of kindles!

pgilster · 06-03-2023, 10:32 AM

Please excuse a question from a font neophyte. I love to swap fonts on my ebooks and love to read about new options. But I know little about fonts themselves, how they are designed, etc. Right now I'm confused about font weighting. I understand what this means, but I also see reference to 'hinting' and I'm unclear on whether this is the same thing as 'weighting' or something else. Any clarification much appreciated! -- Paul

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06-01-2023, 08:18 PM	#16
mt.msla Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2021 Device: PW 2 3gb	Slab - Belgrano Serif - Crimson Pro Sans - Verdana I've always loved Verdana

06-02-2023, 12:35 AM	#17
troubledMan Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: In a city that is Real (for real) Device: KPW SE 12	My favourite font when reading classical literature is Ibarra Real (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Ibarra+Real+Nova). Palatino or bookerly otherwise. And I don't change very often.

06-02-2023, 06:07 AM	#18
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,858 Karma: 70186493 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I keep going back to Gill Sans. I'll look at a font on a Windows PC, and it will look very appealing, but for some reason, when I try it on my Kobos, I end up preferring Gill Sans. As far as the Char SIL variants, meh.

06-02-2023, 06:29 AM	#19
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,096 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	One of the problems I've noticed is that a lot of fonts are really expensive. I'd love to be able to try Monotype Baskerville eText but that's not happening at the price charged.

06-02-2023, 08:05 AM	#21
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Quando. I have been using it for years now.

06-02-2023, 12:48 PM	#23
Desertway Addict Posts: 333 Karma: 1701842 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis 3	I use Bookerly during the day. I have tried many fonts on Kindle, Kobo and various Android eReader apps, and never found one that I like as much. I use Literata Medium at night because it allows me to get exactly the level of bold text I want for my tired eyes.

06-02-2023, 04:37 PM	#26
escaner Member Posts: 24 Karma: 371984 Join Date: Dec 2021 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th	I like to change fonts a lot, but in the end Baskerville is on about 80% of the time, especially for old/gothic books. It just renders so well in the Kindle PW... Otherwise Palatino is fine (although no soo nice), Sabon OK too, and recently tried and loved Garamond with its triple ligatures, awesome! I am not a lover of sans serif fonts for books but when reading classic scifi (Asimov, Clarke etc.) I find Futura gorgeous with its retro-futuristic look. As for Bookerly or Caecilla, they remind me of old typewriters, never use them.

06-03-2023, 10:31 AM	#29
dublincheri Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 2700000 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New England (for now) Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Paperwhite 11, Basic 2022	ChareInk size 2 is my sweet spot ever since I first found it here. I've just added the 6SP to my library of kindles!

06-03-2023, 10:32 AM	#30
pgilster Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 3888 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: Kobo Aura One; Kobo Forma; Kindle Oasis 3	Please excuse a question from a font neophyte. I love to swap fonts on my ebooks and love to read about new options. But I know little about fonts themselves, how they are designed, etc. Right now I'm confused about font weighting. I understand what this means, but I also see reference to 'hinting' and I'm unclear on whether this is the same thing as 'weighting' or something else. Any clarification much appreciated! -- Paul