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Looking for a Garamond-esque free/cheap font for paperback

1K views 11 replies 11 participants last post by  Gessert Books 
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[Post removed because I don't agree with the changes VerticalScope made to the TOS without notification, and VS has decided account deletion is no longer an option available to us.]
 
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I'll share this here as the thread prompted me to look it up: https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2013/10/where-can-i-legally-use-my-fonts/

The fonts on your computer are usually licensed so that they can be embedded in a PDF. PDFs are used for print books, as you know. So, you can pick a font which reads really well and use it with no problem in the PDF you upload to CreateSpace, Lulu, Lightning Source, or any of the other print on demand vendors.

None of them can be legally embedded in an ePUB or its variant Kindle KF8.
Good to know!
 
#6 ·
Cassie Leigh said:
Download the free CreateSpace formatted templates. They have spacing already set (and use Garamond). https://www.createspace.com/Products/Book/InteriorPDF.jsp

Scroll down on that page until you see the Microsoft Word icons and choose the blank template with sample formatted content for the trim size you want.
The font is probably not embedded in the template, so one would still have to own the font already in order to use it.
 
#9 ·
Never use single space of 1.5 spacing. Ever. Just say no. Always set your leading to exactly what want, for example: 12 point type on 15 points of leading. You will save yourself a lot of headaches.

Puddleduck said:
Oh dear. I don't know what that even means. (I use LibreOffice Writer, because my version of Word is old and doesn't save to PDF.)
If you don't know what that even means, I strongly believe that you should not be the one doing your own print formatting. It suggests that there is a lot about print layout that you don't know.
 
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Athena Grayson said:
Here.
https://fonts.google.com/

Don't get lost. Take a St. Bernard. Pack a lunch. Clear your schedule. They're all downloadable, and open-source. You're welcome. I'm sorry. My God, It's Full Of Stars.
I see where it says you can use them on commercial websites, is there a place where it says you can use them for other commercial uses, like in a book that's sold?
 
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