The Boox's contrast darken feature works with
sideloaded fonts as well so you can make them bolder if you want.
A lot of ereaders support
sideloaded fonts so you can can just add any OTF or TTF fonts to a folder and get the option to use them while reading an ebook.
The user interface is clunky and slow, and there's no way to adjust the boldness on embedded or
sideloaded fonts.
You can also sideload your own TTF and OFT fonts by placing them in a folder titled «fonts» on the Kobo drive, but you can't adjust weight with
sideloaded fonts.
The one caveat is that the Kindle is better overall at reading PDF files, while the Kobo has better support for
sideloaded fonts.
BTW,
sideloaded fonts can not take advantage of the type control features of the Kobo — only the supplied fonts are tweaked to allow control over type darkness.
Line spacing won't adjust,
the sideloaded font I'm using isn't rendering properly.
Unlike the Kindle, you can
sideload fonts, adjust the boldness of the text, and set text alignment to left or fully justified.
Not exact matches
Sideloading content gets easily screwed up (I use Calibre); too many
sideloaded epubs seem to confuse it; when I switch between books, the
fonts revert to default, no matter how many times I change it; and downloading BN samples also screws up the library — the
sideloaded content just disappears.
For some reason the
font doesn't render properly with ePubs on the Glo HD if you just
sideload it and choose it from the menu — it has to be embedded to display properly.
I assume that's what the original
fonts option would be for (I'm too lazy to download, import, convert, and
sideload everything anymore so I haven't used Calibre in a long time — mostly I just read library ebooks lately because it's my opinion that 90 % of writers suck at writing so I have no interest in paying for most books).
Also the ability to
sideload your own
fonts without having to embed them through Calibrr therefore tripling the size of the file is of high importance to me.
There are more
fonts and
font sizes that can be configured out of the box and you can even
sideload in your own.
Not to mention with Kobo you can
sideload in your own
fonts, and it reads EPUB, so you can buy e-books at other bookstores.
You can also
sideload your own TTF and OFT
fonts by placing them in a «
fonts» folder on the Kobo drive.
You can adjust the boldness of the text with Kobo's preloaded
fonts, plus you can
sideload your own
fonts.
If not... well... «Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight» known also as BNRV350 with root is still a great ereader, especially with the
fonts sideloaded from the BNRV500.
If you are an advanced user you can easily download
fonts such as Bookerly or Ember and
sideload them in.
As mentioned in just about every Kobo vs Kindle comparisons review that I've done, one of the biggest differences with Kobo's software is they offer more
font choices and
font sizes, with a custom boldness slider, and they offer more layout tools and you can
sideload TTF and OTF
fonts.
The issue occurs a lot with
sideloaded ebooks, no matter what
font is used, and Kobo's ebooks aren't immune either.
The best thing about the software is it offers a lot more layout settings than other ereaders, including setting custom
font weights and
sideloading your own
fonts — something Kindles can't do.