![]() ![]() Using sans serif font for things such as title and chapter headings, but serif for the main text, will create a believable and visually appealing book for your buyer.Įlsewhere, my absolute nemesis Comic Sans, originally designed from the old Batman speech bubbles (hand drawn I may add), and designed for use in cheapskate comics, gets the dressing down from Distribber director Jason Brubaker at reMIND, my favorite point being, A combination of sans serif and serif can be used to make a book more interesting and easier for the reader. But when we read a book on paper, it is much better to use a serif font for the body of the text. ![]() When looking at a book online or an e-book, sans serif fonts tend to be easier for us to read. ![]() It’s important that your book looks more convincing than the books next to it on the shelf.Ĭhoosing the right font is also vital for readability. We tend to find serif fonts, like Times New Roman, more believable than sans serif fonts, such as Comic Sans MS. Different fonts can look more credible and professional, while others look tacky and overused. Your choice also says a lot about you as an author. It contributes to creating a more compelling book that readers are drawn to. The font that you choose for your book is more important than you think. Wise Ink published this advice on fonts to be used in your self-published book – wise indeed! And so this article is refreshing for me, and I hope self-publishers everywhere will take heed. You see, I studied graphics at university and did my thesis on typography. Having reviewed books at SPR for sometime now, it is a huge bugbear of mine to have to read a book in a horrid font. ![]()
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