วันอาทิตย์ที่ 30 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2554

Ebook Typography - Serif Vs Sans Serif Fonts

If you spend some time speaking to e-Book publishers, you will sometimes find yourself talking about very minor details such as what font is best to use when creating an e-Book. In fact, this is a topic that regularly comes up amongst people who are just getting started in the e-Book business. Believe it or not, I've interacted with people who have literally put off the publication of an e-book by several weeks because they go back and forth in their own mind debating whether or not they are using the precise font that is supposedly "required" to be able to sell an e-book on the Internet.

Let's take a moment to dispel a few myths. First of all, the overwhelming majority of fonts are easily readable if they are used to create an e-book. Now, not all fonts are as easy to read as others. So-called "serif" fonts have characteristics that some people believe make them a little bit easier to read than "sans serif" fonts. Listen -- if you are somebody who is being held up by this type of debate, simply go with what you believe is easiest to read.

To the extent that you're still confused as to whether or not you're using the right font, present some examples to friends of yours. Ask them to look at the different fonts, and to tell you which one is easiest for them to read. This will quickly help you figure out which one you should use. Here's the bottom line: picking a font to use with your e-book should not become a source of distraction for you.

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