Kindle bookerly font files how to#
You might also be interested in: How to choose typography for ebooks Amazon hasn’t made Bookerly officially available for production purposes so it’s only available as a reading font at present - and probably for the future too. Typography is very much a personal choice and many people might find Bookerly easier to read on their devices and the ability to change fonts and type sizes is one of the great advantages of e-readers over print books.īut for producing ebook files, I’d still opt for Georgia. (It could be a good festive font - Bookerly for Christmas?) The screen shot below shows a comparison of some typefaces with Bookerly.Īs you can see, Bookerly’s quite a chunky font, much like the Caecilia typeface it has replaced on the Kindle app. Georgia is still my No 1 choice for the Kindle Fire while I pick Palatino for reading on a Voyage or other e-reader where Georgia isn’t available. It’s certainly good to see Amazon making long overdue improvements on the typography front and Bookerly’s not a bad font at all, but Kobo still remains well ahead with its TypeGenius, which offers a choice of 10 font styles, 24 font sizes, and adjustable font sharpness and weight. It adds, ‘Warm and contemporary, Bookerly is inspired by the artistry of the best fonts in modern print books but is hand-crafted for great readability at any screen size.’ Readers with older tablets such as the Kindle Fires 1st and 2nd generation won’t get the new font or layout engine as Amazon seem to have consigned older devices (all of three years old!) to the bin of history by simply not offering any system updates.Īmazon says Bookerly is a new Kindle exclusive font designed for reading on digital screens. The new type deal claims to smooth out line justification, using hyphenation to make lines more evenly spaced and easier to read.Īmazon says the new features will be extended to more devices later this year.
Kindle bookerly font files upgrade#
It’s part of an upgrade which includes a new layout engine for Kindle Fire HD models and the Kindle app version 4.9 on Apple’s iOS. This serif font was apparently designed specifically for electronic reading. The main change is adding an extra font, with Bookerly joining the fairly sparse offering. *Edit: I just discovered that if you ever hit the "Aa" key sometime down the road and choose one of the factory installed fonts, it will reset all of the custom settings and you'll have to start all over again, so don't do that.Amazon has finally got around to improving the typographic choices available on newer Kindle tablets and apps but the additions don’t yet cover e-reader devices such as the Paperwhite and the Voyage or older Fire models. When you press the "Aa" button, under "Typeface" you'll see "std," "sans," "mono," and "alt." Choose "alt". If you have a Kindle Keyboard, you'll notice that the font has changed to sans-serif. Connect the Kindle to your computer.Ĭreate a folder in the Kindle root directory called "fonts" and put the font files there.įollow these instructions on how to change the fonts on your particular Kindle model. Rename the file "Bookerly-RegularItalic.ttf" to "Bookerly-Italic.ttf".Įxit out of whatever book you're reading and go to the main menu (this is important for some reason). Here's how I got it on my Kindle Keyboard, but the instructions should work for other models as well.ĭownload the Bookerly font here and unzip the files. I really like the new Bookerly font, but I have an older Kindle. You may or may not receive a reason.Ī complete and up to date list of rules is available on the new Reddit view Failing to do so will end up on your post being removed and/or your account banned. When posting in r/Kindle, make sure you adhere by our guidelines. Piracy Any piracy talk (including website names) will result in removal of your thread/comments and may result in a permanent ban. Amazon dropped the Kindle name from the tablets a few years back. Please use new Reddit for up to date information and sub rules.įire tablets are not Kindle e-readers. Note - Old Reddit is not maintained in this sub. Have questions before you buy a Kindle product or accessory? Want to know more about any of the products? Have news or tips to share? Join our friendly members. This subreddit is for everything Kindle related.
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