What are the nicest looking fonts you think would look good on the koreader?

lori87 · 04-11-2019, 02:21 PM

Any suggestions? Maybe Amazon's bookerly?

Frenzie · 04-11-2019, 02:47 PM

I like Tex Gyre Pagella (URW Palladio L/Palatino).

http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/texgyrepagella/

NiLuJe · 04-11-2019, 05:01 PM

Having been raised on Kindles, I've kind of grown fond of Serif Slabs, so, yeah, I tend to stick to Bookerly.

I sometimes used Museo before Bookerly came out.

Otherwise, on high-dpi devices, I'm sometimes going with very serif-fy stuff like Crimson Text/Gentium Book/Palatino or a nice Garamond (i.e., one from Adobe).

ps67 · 04-12-2019, 11:36 AM

Also Literata, Literata Book, PT Serif and Source Serif Pro are well rendered in KOReader.

NiLuJe · 04-12-2019, 01:01 PM

Huh. I'd missed the open-source release of Literata, so I wasn't aware of the Book version. (I ended up being less than enthused with the Print variant ripped from Android. The Book one appears to use some tighter metrics so I guess we'll see

.).

Frenzie · 04-12-2019, 03:37 PM

Not a fan, but it's better than the Droid fonts anyway.

(Not like any of them are bad or anything.)

lumpynose · 04-12-2019, 03:40 PM

I downloaded my Literata from the following. I'm not sure if this is the best place to get it from.

https://github.com/googlefonts/liter...iverables/OTFs

NiLuJe · 04-12-2019, 04:05 PM

Yup, that's the open-source release w/ a "Literata Book" variant I was talking about.

Before that, I was ripping it out of my Android devices via adb or something, I don't even remember xD, but that one is/was the "Print" version: "Literata".

homeceo43 · 04-12-2019, 10:12 PM

Linux Libertine is very nice!

Frenzie · 04-13-2019, 06:51 AM

Oh yeah, i quite like Libertine. Pity it has a lot fewer glyphs of FreeSerif, let alone Noto Serif. But I suppose in theory we could always opt to default to e.g. Libertine as long as we have a Noto fallback.

danielr · 04-13-2019, 01:54 PM

I use karma!

warface9991 · 04-16-2019, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Yup, that's the open-source release w/ a "Literata Book" variant I was talking about.

Before that, I was ripping it out of my Android devices via adb or something, I don't even remember xD, but that one is/was the "Print" version: "Literata".

Can we find "literata book" of e-book friendly in any way? I downloaded it from this site: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/literata-book
And from this link:https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/d.../literata-book

NiLuJe · 04-16-2019, 05:31 PM

It pretty much never was intended for eInk, as it was commissioned by Google for Play Books and modern Android devices.

warface9991 · 04-16-2019, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

It pretty much never was intended for eInk, as it was commissioned by Google for Play Books and modern Android devices.

Which font do you recommend to use in e-ink readers? I'm new to this area. Thanks in advance

crudepatchwork · 04-16-2019, 06:27 PM

I use Bitter on my Cervantes (https://www.huertatipografica.com/en/fonts/bitter-ht). Alregreya from the same foundry is also up my alley (https://www.huertatipografica.com/en...legreya-ht-pro), and Amazon's Bookerly looks good too.

04-11-2019, 02:21 PM	#1
lori87 Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 126 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: kobo	What are the nicest looking fonts you think would look good on the koreader? Any suggestions? Maybe Amazon's bookerly?

04-13-2019, 06:51 AM	#10
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Oh yeah, i quite like Libertine. Pity it has a lot fewer glyphs of FreeSerif, let alone Noto Serif. But I suppose in theory we could always opt to default to e.g. Libertine as long as we have a Noto fallback. Last edited by Frenzie; 04-13-2019 at 06:54 AM.

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04-11-2019, 02:47 PM	#2
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I like Tex Gyre Pagella (URW Palladio L/Palatino). http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/texgyrepagella/

04-11-2019, 05:01 PM	#3
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Having been raised on Kindles, I've kind of grown fond of Serif Slabs, so, yeah, I tend to stick to Bookerly. I sometimes used Museo before Bookerly came out. Otherwise, on high-dpi devices, I'm sometimes going with very serif-fy stuff like Crimson Text/Gentium Book/Palatino or a nice Garamond (i.e., one from Adobe).

04-12-2019, 11:36 AM	#4
ps67 Guru Posts: 731 Karma: 7000000 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Italy Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Elipsa, Pocketbook Color PB633, Inkpad Color	Also Literata, Literata Book, PT Serif and Source Serif Pro are well rendered in KOReader.

04-12-2019, 01:01 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Huh. I'd missed the open-source release of Literata, so I wasn't aware of the Book version. (I ended up being less than enthused with the Print variant ripped from Android. The Book one appears to use some tighter metrics so I guess we'll see .).

04-12-2019, 03:37 PM	#6
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 724945 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Not a fan, but it's better than the Droid fonts anyway. (Not like any of them are bad or anything.)

04-12-2019, 03:40 PM	#7
lumpynose Wizard Posts: 1,086 Karma: 6719822 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Palm Pilot M105	I downloaded my Literata from the following. I'm not sure if this is the best place to get it from. https://github.com/googlefonts/liter...iverables/OTFs

04-12-2019, 04:05 PM	#8
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Yup, that's the open-source release w/ a "Literata Book" variant I was talking about. Before that, I was ripping it out of my Android devices via adb or something, I don't even remember xD, but that one is/was the "Print" version: "Literata".

04-12-2019, 10:12 PM	#9
homeceo43 Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 77988 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Texas Device: Meebook P78 Pro, Likebook P6	Linux Libertine is very nice!

04-13-2019, 01:54 PM	#11
danielr Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kobo Aura One	I use karma!

04-16-2019, 05:31 PM	#13
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012492 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It pretty much never was intended for eInk, as it was commissioned by Google for Play Books and modern Android devices.

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04-16-2019, 06:27 PM	#15
crudepatchwork Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Bq Cervantes 3	I use Bitter on my Cervantes (https://www.huertatipografica.com/en/fonts/bitter-ht). Alregreya from the same foundry is also up my alley (https://www.huertatipografica.com/en...legreya-ht-pro), and Amazon's Bookerly looks good too.