What's your favorite font to read in? - Page 5

Bookworm_Girl · 02-10-2014, 01:26 PM

Georgia is my favorite font especially on tablets. I also like Amasis and Charis SIL. On my Kindle PW2 I prefer Palatino and sometime use Caecilia Condensed.

Katsunami · 02-12-2014, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

Who would have though a tablet could make it easier for me to read. My eInk Kindles are collecting dust!

I've tried to read on my 10.1 inch Tab, in landscape, two pages side by side, in Moon+. I liked it a lot, but the two old tablet nags spoiled it: huge glare, and battery drain like there's no tomorrow.

I'd love to have a 16:10 e-ink Android tablet/reader.

Blossom · 02-12-2014, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

I've tried to read on my 10.1 inch Tab, in landscape, two pages side by side, in Moon+. I liked it a lot, but the two old tablet nags spoiled it: huge glare, and battery drain like there's no tomorrow.

I'd love to have a 16:10 e-ink Android tablet/reader.

I don't read in landscape. No glare and my battery lasts 3 days before charging. I love my Nexus 7!

Katsunami · 02-12-2014, 10:18 PM

The Nexus 7 is too small to read two pages side by side, and I find it to be too long to use in portrait...maybe I would need more time with it to get used to it. I just played with a friend's one.

Blossom · 02-12-2014, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

The Nexus 7 is too small to read two pages side by side, and I find it to be too long to use in portrait...maybe I would need more time with it to get used to it. I just played with a friend's one.

You get use 7" real quick I read faster on my tablet because I can use a smaller font and that means more words per page.

roger64 · 02-13-2014, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

There could also be a problem with the internal font names. IIRC I fixed them before installing the font on my HD. Why don't you just try the set I use, see if it works better? I have no issues whatsoever with it.

Thanks for this ttf file which is perfect for italics too on Kobo Glo 2.8.1 (and with Kobo Patcher).

doubleshuffle · 02-13-2014, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by roger64

Thanks for this ttf file which is perfect for italics too on Kobo Glo 2.8.1 (and with Kobo Patcher).

Glad it works for you.

Tarana · 02-13-2014, 02:08 PM

I have vision problems and found that the standard font for both kindle and Nook is just fine. I just have to make the letters larger. Most of the other fonts have the letters too close together - doesn't matter how large they are, they are hard to read.

storax · 02-13-2014, 04:05 PM

I prefer serif fonts, and Georgia is one of my favorites. Line spacing, for me, is very important. I prefer a book with generous leading ( pretending we're talking about paper ).

beautifulsoup · 02-13-2014, 04:23 PM

Delima - which got phased out of Kobo when they changed firmware many many updates ago. Now I'm finding I can get by with Amasis.

barutanseijin · 02-13-2014, 11:36 PM

I like Garamond for anything with large blocks of text. Georgia, Palatino & Optima are OK, too. If the text comes in smaller chunks (poetry or journalism), i might use a sans serif (Myriad, Frutiger).

Barty · 02-14-2014, 09:57 PM

Amasis when I feel like serif, Euphemia when I feel like sans. I like Euphemia a lot when I can reduce letter-spacing a bit.

johnnyb · 02-15-2014, 01:08 PM

For reasons unknown to me, the Iowan font in iBooks is currently my favorite font...

MeSue · 02-15-2014, 06:30 PM

Usually Sans Serif. I used Open Sans in Marvin for iOS for a long time, but then after hearing so many people rave about Arvo, I switched to that for all pleasure reading. For cookbooks and some nonfiction I keep publisher formatting. Trebuchet is my fall-back font when I can't find anything else I like. Especially like Trebuchet for web reading.

Solitaire1 · 02-18-2014, 08:15 AM

I prefer Georgia for the main body of my e-books and Verdana for the other text. I find both typefaces very readable and my internet research found that both were created with reading on a screen in mind.

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02-10-2014, 01:26 PM	#61
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Georgia is my favorite font especially on tablets. I also like Amasis and Charis SIL. On my Kindle PW2 I prefer Palatino and sometime use Caecilia Condensed.

02-12-2014, 10:18 PM	#64
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	The Nexus 7 is too small to read two pages side by side, and I find it to be too long to use in portrait...maybe I would need more time with it to get used to it. I just played with a friend's one.

02-13-2014, 02:08 PM	#68
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I have vision problems and found that the standard font for both kindle and Nook is just fine. I just have to make the letters larger. Most of the other fonts have the letters too close together - doesn't matter how large they are, they are hard to read.

02-13-2014, 04:05 PM	#69
storax Member Posts: 19 Karma: 3328 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sandpoint, Idaho, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I prefer serif fonts, and Georgia is one of my favorites. Line spacing, for me, is very important. I prefer a book with generous leading ( pretending we're talking about paper ).

02-13-2014, 04:23 PM	#70
beautifulsoup Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 1143088 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Too many ereaders.	Delima - which got phased out of Kobo when they changed firmware many many updates ago. Now I'm finding I can get by with Amasis.

02-13-2014, 11:36 PM	#71
barutanseijin Nxfgrrjks Posts: 99 Karma: 925422 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: New York, NY Device: aura hd	I like Garamond for anything with large blocks of text. Georgia, Palatino & Optima are OK, too. If the text comes in smaller chunks (poetry or journalism), i might use a sans serif (Myriad, Frutiger).

02-14-2014, 09:57 PM	#72
Barty doofus Posts: 2,549 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Amasis when I feel like serif, Euphemia when I feel like sans. I like Euphemia a lot when I can reduce letter-spacing a bit.

02-15-2014, 01:08 PM	#73
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,124 Karma: 4000066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11	For reasons unknown to me, the Iowan font in iBooks is currently my favorite font...

02-15-2014, 06:30 PM	#74
MeSue Geek in the Forest Posts: 399 Karma: 1077186 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: FL Device: iPad Air, iPhone 4s, Nexus 7	Usually Sans Serif. I used Open Sans in Marvin for iOS for a long time, but then after hearing so many people rave about Arvo, I switched to that for all pleasure reading. For cookbooks and some nonfiction I keep publisher formatting. Trebuchet is my fall-back font when I can't find anything else I like. Especially like Trebuchet for web reading.

02-18-2014, 08:15 AM	#75
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,924 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I prefer Georgia for the main body of my e-books and Verdana for the other text. I find both typefaces very readable and my internet research found that both were created with reading on a screen in mind.

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