(that is to say, with a proper Italics file, the Kobo can fake a authentic looking Bold Italic. I'm using the latest Kindle app on Windows 10, and the bookerly font option appears only for one of my ebooks (no font options for the rest). The real question becomes, if I rename BoldItalic to -z, will it actually use the font in the case of real Bold Italic, for both Epubs and kepubs? It's a little awkward to test, since Bold Italic doesn't really look much different (if at all different) from just a.
The same as your alternate file name version does.
It does not resort to fake italic (slanted text), but instead picks the correct Italic font. Removing the BoldItalic variant fixes this problem. The italic 'of' is being displayed as BoltItalic instead of just Italic. Right, your bold footer is caused by the problem that spawned this entire thread. Bookerly: Designed by Amazon for Kindle users, Bookerly looks like a cousin of Caecilia the difference I feel is that Bookerly squeezes character spacing to accommodate more words in each line than Caecilia (happily Caecilia Condensed is the cure for this problem of Caecilia). But of course it's all a matter of personal preferences. Personally I don't like it next to the regular Bookerly. In the kepub footer it's not that annoying and obvious, but the fake Italic is also used in the text. This will result in a "fake" Italic (not Bold), which in my opinion does not look so good. Bookish typefaces like Sabon, Palatino, Lexicon or FS Brabo would work just as well, but they’d be licensed not owned.Īs far as if this sets a trend, I’d say yes, but more because of licensing than design.Surely you can just remove the Bookerly BoldItalic. It is more than likely that Caecilia was dropped because of licensing costs so Amazon used the opportunity to create their own font.īookerly is a nice typeface and works well, but is no better than any other text font on high resolution screens like the Kindle. Hello, Kindle usersI have noticed over at that there is a new font available on the Fire HDX called Bookerly. “Created for licensing, not to solve a design problem”įontsmith creative director and founder Jason Smith says: “In my opinion Bookerly was created for licensing reasons – not to solve a design problem. Front and back covers – both flexible – the smell of ink, subtle shades of paper, printed spines and the right size to hold and read them anywhere, without looking at a light and without disturbing whoever is sitting or lying next to you.”
The font aIlows users to réad text much éasier and with Iess eye strain, ás it is éasier on the éye while also impróving the readability massiveIy. They are okay to replace cheap paperbacks, but real books have more to offer. Bookerly has workéd wonders as án Amazon font, ás it improves readabiIity greatly while aIso being capable óf being dispIayed in low-quaIity environments and smaIler screens. I’m not holding my breath for the future of e-books. But it still runs out of batteries, cannot be read in bright light and won’t survive a fall. In other words, a page on a Kindle has finally almost achieved the look we’ve had in books for 500 years. The layout also looks like a proper book page, albeit with bad hyphenation – 4 hyphens in a row already on the first page! “Almost achieving what books did 500 years ago”Įdenspiekermann co-founder Erik Spiekermann says: “The Bookerly typeface is lovely and appropriate but nothing new for book designers. We asked two typography experts whether they think the changes set a precedent for e-readers. Amazon have also tackled the Kindle’s typesetting problems with a new layout engine, with improved text justification, drop caps, kerning and image positioning. The introduction of the new typefaces is arguably one of the most significant changes to the model.
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It now also includes twice as much memory as before and built-in Bluetooth audio support, which allows visually impaired users to use the VoiceView screen reader without needing an adaptor. The new Kindle is more rounded in design than previous generations in order to make it easier to hold in one hand, according to Amazon. Amazon has introduced the next generation of Kindle, featuring a “thinner, lighter” design and new fonts such as Bookerly and Ember – both designed collaboratively with Dalton Maag. Answer (1 of 2): Wow, the typography in the Amazon samples is still shockingly badabout as bad as DTP in 1986. Amazons 6.8 Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale.