Bookerly font free update#

Redesigned : See chapter headers with in-book search results to help you find what you are looking for.

More Font Sizes: You can now choose from 14 different font sizes to suit your reading preference.

The new bold option can be controlled from the Display Settings (Aa) menu in books.

Bold Control: You can now set the boldness level on all reading fonts for enhanced readability and eye comfort.

Here are new features in the upgrade for the Oasis, as Amazon itself described them: On the plus side, Amazon’s boldness adjustment works lickety-split, while Kobo’s at times can be pokey. It’s finally caught up with Kobo E Ink devices in that respect even though the adjustment isn’t as precise-you’re limited to those five levels.

Just as I’d hoped, Amazon added its easy to use bold-level adjustment within the fonts menu. Under this paragraph, you can see the Bookerly font at the boldest level. The featured shot above shows the Ember in action after I set it for maximum boldness, which I need.

Bookerly font free update#

Here is the page for a download for Update 5.8.11 for my Kindle Oasis. Check the upgrade page in regard to your device, which may or may not be covered at this point. It allows five levels of boldness for all fonts via a firmware upgrade, in addition to increasing font-size selections. What a boon to certain schoolchildren, older people and others with contrast-sensitivity issues!īut now Amazon has taken this one step further. Amazon’s Ember Bold font at last happened.

For years, TeleRead and others pushed for optional all-text bold on Kindle hardware and apps.