{"id":4680,"date":"2015-06-06T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T14:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2015-05-29T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:45:12","slug":"linked-the-kindle-finally-gets-typography-that-doesnt-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/06\/06\/linked-the-kindle-finally-gets-typography-that-doesnt-suck\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;The Kindle Finally Gets Typography That Doesn&#8217;t Suck&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/3046678\/the-kindle-finally-gets-typography-that-doesnt-suck\">via Fast Company<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>But today, Amazon is making a big step towards better typography on the Kindle. Not only are they unveiling Bookerly, the first typeface designed for the Kindle for scratch, but they&#8217;re finally solving the Kindle&#8217;s typesetting problems with an all-new layout engine that introduces better text justification, kerning, drop caps, image positioning, and more.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019ve never used iBooks because it lacks the platform diversity of Amazon Kindle where I can read my books on any computer, smartphone or tablet or on a dedicated eReader. However, Kindle has lagged behind iBooks in readability since the beginning. Kindle still isn\u2019t perfect but it\u2019s nice to finally see some improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Fast Company: But today, Amazon is making a big step towards better typography on the Kindle. 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