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Which font type and size do you recommend for the paperback version of Kindle novels? I am interested in reducing page count so as to drop the cost of publishing, but I don't want to use a font so small that the average reader suffers eye strain. I've see fonts as small as 10.5 recommended. When I try this font size with Times New Roman, the letters seem entirely too close together, but I realise a judiciously chosen font may not suffer this problem. What do you recommend? More importantly, did you actually use this font and size in a published book, and did you receive any negative feedback about your choice?
I went with Times New Roman 12 pt., 8.5" x 5.5" in the first edition of one of my books (I won't say which one; I don't want to be accused of "self promotion"). In the second edition I am using Times New Roman 11.5, 9.61" x 6.69", which brought page count down from 444 to 306. I'm looking for recommendations I can use in several books to be released this summer.
Thanks so much for considering this question!
I went with Times New Roman 12 pt., 8.5" x 5.5" in the first edition of one of my books (I won't say which one; I don't want to be accused of "self promotion"). In the second edition I am using Times New Roman 11.5, 9.61" x 6.69", which brought page count down from 444 to 306. I'm looking for recommendations I can use in several books to be released this summer.
Thanks so much for considering this question!