Best settings for having different books with same fonts?

aur0n · 03-02-2021, 07:46 PM

I have several epubs taken from different sources.

I would like to have them all with the same font, font size, paragraphs margins, etc.

Is there a "common ruleset" to apply in order to achieve this?

Thank you.

Section8 · 03-04-2021, 10:34 PM

If you mean when converting an epub to kindle format - have you loaded your preferred font on your kindle?

If so, you could try, in the convert options, go to Look & feel->Styling tab, and set it to remove all font information from the book. Then you should be able to specify the font on the kindle.

aur0n · 03-05-2021, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Section8

If you mean when converting an epub to kindle format - have you loaded your preferred font on your kindle?

If so, you could try, in the convert options, go to Look & feel->Styling tab, and set it to remove all font information from the book. Then you should be able to specify the font on the kindle.

No they are already EPUB. I want them to still be epubs, but all with same font/sizes/paragraph spacing etc.

Section8 · 03-05-2021, 11:12 AM

Sorry - I assumed since this is the conversion forum, and your profile says your preferred reader is a kindle, that you were converting from epub to kindle format.

Are you converting *to* epub? It looks like the same settings are available there. You can also embed your preferred font during conversion, which will probably work, depending on your reader. I used to embed my preferred font in my books, before the kindle allowed user-installed custom fonts.

I handle this kind of thing in the calibre editor - I remove all font-family settings from the CSS classes used for "open text", so the font settings in my reader (usually kindle PW4) are used for all books.

JSWolf · 03-05-2021, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by aur0n

No they are already EPUB. I want them to still be epubs, but all with same font/sizes/paragraph spacing etc.

That's only really possible by editing the CSS.

retiredbiker · 03-05-2021, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

That's only really possible by editing the CSS.

Yes. Over the years I've settled on a "look & feel" that I like and have made a css in a text file to do it. To use it, I just copy it into the existing css in the book, and then search & replace style names of the main paragraph styles in the book. Usually only takes a couple of minutes, without going nuts over the details.

03-02-2021, 07:46 PM	#1
aur0n Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle	Best settings for having different books with same fonts? I have several epubs taken from different sources. I would like to have them all with the same font, font size, paragraphs margins, etc. Is there a "common ruleset" to apply in order to achieve this? Thank you.

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03-04-2021, 10:34 PM	#2
Section8 Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 2092424 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arlington, TX Device: Kindle PW4, Moon+ Reader on a cheap Android tablet	If you mean when converting an epub to kindle format - have you loaded your preferred font on your kindle? If so, you could try, in the convert options, go to Look & feel->Styling tab, and set it to remove all font information from the book. Then you should be able to specify the font on the kindle.

03-05-2021, 11:12 AM	#4
Section8 Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 2092424 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arlington, TX Device: Kindle PW4, Moon+ Reader on a cheap Android tablet	Sorry - I assumed since this is the conversion forum, and your profile says your preferred reader is a kindle, that you were converting from epub to kindle format. Are you converting to epub? It looks like the same settings are available there. You can also embed your preferred font during conversion, which will probably work, depending on your reader. I used to embed my preferred font in my books, before the kindle allowed user-installed custom fonts. I handle this kind of thing in the calibre editor - I remove all font-family settings from the CSS classes used for "open text", so the font settings in my reader (usually kindle PW4) are used for all books.

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