Best Font for Libra 2 - Page 7

imNOTdwight · 06-28-2022, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by trekk

I bet it is, Jon

ChareInk is great, but I mostly use Capita by Hoftype. Unfortunately the font is quite expensive, especially if you buy all 4 styles.

Does your version show up the different styles (bold, bolditalic, etc) as separate fonts in the font selection dialog?

BookCat · 06-29-2022, 09:27 PM

My favourite font is Caudex. Some books on my Libra insist upon putting this into italic. I looked through the wiki, but Caudex isn't an Amazon font.

I've just checked this. The insistence upon italics happens only with Kobo epub.

eink_enjoyer · 06-30-2022, 05:02 AM

Personally I really like Minion Pro, the Medium version.
Usually I've always preferred Sans Serif fonts, but Minion Pro's serifs are very delicate.
Italic looks great, too.

JSWolf · 06-30-2022, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekk

I bet it is, Jon

ChareInk is great, but I mostly use Capita by Hoftype. Unfortunately the font is quite expensive, especially if you buy all 4 styles.

I don't like Capita. It's a slab serif. I don't care for slab serif fonts. I think we much blame Amazon for deciding to use slab serifs on Kindles.

Dr. Drib · 06-30-2022, 10:47 AM

I think deciding on what font is 'best' is like deciding on what toilet paper one decides to use on a regular basis. The application may be slightly different (and on different ends), but one invariably has fond memories of how comfortable the encounter was and - mostly - sticks with that initial choice.

I use Caecilia, although sometimes I stray.

The above, needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), is my opinion.

jospalau · 07-01-2022, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't like Capita. It's a slab serif. I don't care for slab serif fonts. I think we much blame Amazon for deciding to use slab serifs on Kindles.

I use Capita as well. I love slab serif fonts to read in my devices

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DNSB · 07-01-2022, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jospalau

I use Capita as well. I love slab serif fonts to read in my devices.

Slab serifs? Barbarian! Didone is the only way to read. <snicker>

Seriously, fonts are such a personal preference that I would not try to recommend one font for anyone. I've done sets of different fonts to allow them to find which one they prefer on a couple of occasions.

yayo · 07-02-2022, 01:18 PM

Right now I'm reading Il cimitero di Praga (The Prague Cemetery) where the font type changes depending on the POV, so changing the default font(s) to another of my liking defeats the whole purpose of having different font types in one book. Anybody bothered by that?

trekk · 07-02-2022, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imNOTdwight

Does your version show up the different styles (bold, bolditalic, etc) as separate fonts in the font selection dialog?

No, it shows up as one font in font selection, as does every other font I use.

trekk · 07-02-2022, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't like Capita. It's a slab serif. I don't care for slab serif fonts. I think we much blame Amazon for deciding to use slab serifs on Kindles.

To each their own.

I bought Capita as a "serif dominated font". I wouldn't categorize it as slab serif, but you are welcome to have a different opinion.

I like it, someone else doesn't like it. Dr. Drib nailed it with his opinion on deciding which font is "best".

JSWolf · 07-03-2022, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekk

To each their own.

I bought Capita as a "serif dominated font". I wouldn't categorize it as slab serif, but you are welcome to have a different opinion.

I like it, someone else doesn't like it. Dr. Drib nailed it with his opinion on deciding which font is "best".

No matter your opinion of Capita, it is a slab serif. It's not as slab looking as Bookerly or Caecilia.

IMHO, Bookerly is a terrible font to use if you are reading KePub.

jasius · 07-04-2022, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekk

To each their own.

I bought Capita as a "serif dominated font". I wouldn't categorize it as slab serif, but you are welcome to have a different opinion.

I like it, someone else doesn't like it. Dr. Drib nailed it with his opinion on deciding which font is "best".

Is Capita free? I'm having a hard time finding it for free.

Ned · 07-04-2022, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

IMHO, Bookerly is a terrible font to use if you are reading KePub.

Well Jon, I value your opinion highly in lots of things, but Bookerly is my favourite font whatever I am reading. I keep being seduced to try others, and returning to Bookerly.
Wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same

GERGE · 07-04-2022, 09:58 AM

I have probably written it before, but I almost always use Malabar.

trekk · 07-04-2022, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jasius

Is Capita free? I'm having a hard time finding it for free.

It's not free, actually it's quite expensive. But I find this font very pleasing to look at, even in KePub, so I bit the bullet

07-02-2022, 01:18 PM	#98
yayo Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 239306 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Slovenia Device: Aura H2O 1st. gen. Libra 2	Right now I'm reading Il cimitero di Praga (The Prague Cemetery) where the font type changes depending on the POV, so changing the default font(s) to another of my liking defeats the whole purpose of having different font types in one book. Anybody bothered by that? Last edited by yayo; 07-02-2022 at 01:20 PM.

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