Would you judge a book by it's FONT?

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Re: Would you judge a book by it's FONT?

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I certainly don't give up on a book due to its font, but I may judge it. When it changes, I take notice, but sometimes that makes the book more interesting. This is especially true when reading books with more than one point of view. Sometimes they change the font to better express the character whose view it is.
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Probably not, but I would judge a book by its lines spacing, bec if the space is too crowded then it will make me a bit upset and uncomfortable.
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A font generally decides the feeling I'll get from a book in the beginning, but if the storyline is good then it generally wouldn't swerve me too much.
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Post by Happily Candied »

Fonts are always a big deal for me. A lot of people in design fields would say that a font can make or break any type of creative piece, and I wholeheartedly have to agree. The story within a book would have to be incredibly compelling for me to read in order for me to overlook a horrible and unfitting font.

Even when it comes to film (opening credits, title display, subtitles, etc.), a font can completely change the quality of the end product. It's harder for me to appreciate movies when unfitting fonts are used.
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Of course I would! Fonts are an important part of the entire reading experience. If the font is too big I will not read the book; for example, those large print books at the library is a complete turnoff. Likewise, if the fonts are too small I refuse to read the book. The strain on my eyes is not worth it. That's one of the advantages of ereaders you can change the font and the spacing to your desired preference.
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I am not aware of ever having been affected one way or the other by a book's font. I am usually quite amazed and curious as to why, at the end of many books, the publisher devotes time to noting the font in which the book is written. I could not distinguish between a helvetica , a georgian a palatino or a pumpkin if my life depended upon it.
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I am guilty of putting down novels because of their font. For me, part of the experience is the immersion, and if I'm stopping my thought process every five seconds, there's no immersion.
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yep. i tried reading a copy of 'the hunchback of notre-dame' i got from my library once but couldn't get more than i few chapters in b/c the font was so ugly. i generally prefer books w/a slightly smaller font and an easy-to-read, slightly pretty font.
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I don't care about the font, as long as it's readable.
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I kind of have to judge books by their fonts. (I have poor eyesight at times due to migraines.) So if I find one version too hard to read, I pick up a version with a larger font.
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I used to think I wouldn't, but then I found a book called Irregularity with the most beautiful, fitting font for that book I could have imagined. I didn't realize how important font was until then.
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Post by ElphabaEvans »

I don't really feel strongly about font (except Comic Sans, but doesn't everyone hate Comic Sans?) so it typically doesn't affect my reading in any way.
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I may judge a book by it's cover (who doesn't) but definately not by the font.
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If the font (or size) was hard to read it would be a turn off. I like the option in my kindle to change the font and size so it's never really a problem unless I'm reading a hard copy.
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I have never judge a book by its font, if it has a good storyline and what was written on the back sounds like its going to be a good book and worth reading it then the font size or anything else won't faze me.
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