About custom and side loaded fonts - Page 3

JSWolf · 01-13-2022, 05:11 AM

And if you do plan to use Bookerly, you'll have to use a font editor and fit it. I forget exactly what's wrong. But it's posted someplace on MR.

ZodWallop · 01-13-2022, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The difference is one site is legal and the other site is illegal. So I suggest you remove your link to the illegal site.

So... anyone have a helpful answer?

What are the differences between the versions of Bookerly available here and here and the version that is on an e-ink Kindle?

If I install one of those downloadable versions, what differences might I notice on my Kobo? Like I remember I prefer Literata Book to Literata. From memory, there is more padding on regular Literata. Book is more condensed.

(Links posted again specifically because that other user isn't the boss of me.)

Ripplinger · 01-13-2022, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

So... anyone have a helpful answer?

What are the differences between the versions of Bookerly available here and here and the version that is on an e-ink Kindle?

(The first link is to Ember btw, a sans-serif font, so it's very different from the 2nd link of Bookerly.)

But when it comes fonts, everyone's eyes are different, so don't just blindly use what someone else says is the best font or even the best version of the font, or that you can't live without their tweaks to the font. Download the fonts, copy them to your reader and use them to actually see what the differences are for your eyes and your reading comfort. That's really the best way to find a font that hits that comfort level for you.

ZodWallop · 01-13-2022, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ripplinger

(The first link is to Ember btw, a sans-serif font, so it's very different from the 2nd link of Bookerly.)

Both links are Bookerly, even though the one pimps Ember. If you open the ZIP, it's in there.

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But when it comes fonts, everyone's eyes are different, so don't just blindly use what someone else says is the best font or even the best version of the font, or that you can't live without their tweaks to the font. Download the fonts, copy them to your reader and use them to actually see what the differences are for your eyes and your reading comfort. That's really the best way to find a font that hits that comfort level for you.

Right, right. I get that. My point is I'm pretty sure the glyphs are the same. But as a for instance, if you use Literata and Literata Book, they are the same font, but Book has tighter line spacing using the same settings.

I was just curious if someone who knows more than me could point out what (if any) differences there are in different versions of Bookerly as they are all named the same thing.

Anyway, I didn't mean to knock the conversation so far off track.

JSWolf · 01-13-2022, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

So... anyone have a helpful answer?

I told you one of your URL's is to an illegal website and you went and posted the same URL again. Posting the a website like that is against the rules on MR.

PeterT · 01-13-2022, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I told you one of your URL's is to an illegal website and you went and posted the same URL again. Posting the a website like that is against the rules on MR.

Jon; if you have a problem with links posted, it's best NOT to discuss it. Just report the post and let the mods handle it.

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ZodWallop · 01-13-2022, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I told you one of your URL's is to an illegal website and you went and posted the same URL again. Posting the a website like that is against the rules on MR.

I only used the same links that have been available in this thread for days. They were not taken down. You are not an admin. Back off.

Jut to make you hyperventilate some more, here are the links again. Enjoy: link 1 and link 2

John F · 01-14-2022, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

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Jut to make you hyperventilate some more, here are the links again. Enjoy: link 1 and link 2

mzel · 01-17-2022, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Both links are Bookerly, even though the one pimps Ember. If you open the ZIP, it's in there.

Right, right. I get that. My point is I'm pretty sure the glyphs are the same. But as a for instance, if you use Literata and Literata Book, they are the same font, but Book has tighter line spacing using the same settings.

I was just curious if someone who knows more than me could point out what (if any) differences there are in different versions of Bookerly as they are all named the same thing.

Anyway, I didn't mean to knock the conversation so far off track.

Yes, that is what I see too. Literata and Literata Book have the same glyphs, but the Book version is much tighter in terms of in-word spacing, and line spacing. This amounts to about 20% more text per page, and that is too tight to my taste. There is the 3rd version of Literata to which Google refers to as Literata 3. It is a bit tighter than the original one, just about 1% more text per page, and that one looks best to me out of the 3.

https://www.type-together.com/literata-font

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01-13-2022, 05:11 AM	#31
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,942 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	And if you do plan to use Bookerly, you'll have to use a font editor and fit it. I forget exactly what's wrong. But it's posted someplace on MR.