Last Thursday we learned about Amazon's new Ember font , which will be included in the new Kindle Oasis . This font is exclusive to this eReader but will be available for other Kindle devices once the corresponding update is released.
But if you have another e-reader and want to use it, there's a way to install it on a Kobo eReader . Interestingly, while you can't install custom fonts on a Fire tablet or Kindle without "breaking the system," it's quite easy to install them on eReaders.
The trick to installing any of these fonts, such as Bookerly, Ember, Roboto , and others, is explained step by step below.
How to install a custom font on a Kobo device
- Simply we connect the Kobo device on the computer via USB and then we use the same options for creating a folder on the computer to create one that we will call fonts in the root folder of the device
- This folder must be named fonts with the "s" as an obligation, otherwise the device will not recognize it
- Copy all font files in that folder. A font family usually comes in a set of four and they all have similar names so the reader can recognize them.
You can download the Bookeryl and Ember fonts at the end of this post. Other font options can be found in these forums.
Once the fonts are installed, you should be able to select them from the font menu found within an ebook. Choosing a final font will then be a matter of personal preference, but this is a great opportunity to get a closer look at Amazon's new Ember font, which will be exclusive to the Kindle Oasis when it launches.
A curious way to access something exclusive from a competing device.