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What fonts should I use for a Science Fiction book?
Hi, so I'm knew to Lulu, and I'm looking to publish, just one book for my friend as a birthday gift. I've decided to use the Digest size of book. It's a Science Fiction book which she wrote herself on Wattpad, and I want to get a copy of it published as motivation to her dream of becoming an author. And because this is a surprise, I can't really ask her what she wants in her book. So I'm wondering what fonts should I use for the cover, title headings (like for the Chapter), and for the text itself. I did ask her some questions, trying to make sure she doesn't suspect anything as her birthday is still a long long way to go. She said for the title heading, "something fancier that you see in fantasy books", but idk if it would suit a Science Fiction book? And then for the text, she just said the standard text they use, so that would probably be Times New Roman? I'm no expert on this stuff, so I'd like some help from the community. ^.^ thanks.
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Chapter headings are not particularly critical, but you need to be careful with the cover. It should convey the character and theme of the book but it still needs to be readable. (I would also suggest that whatever you choose for the cover, you use the same typeface for the chapter titles for the sake of consistency.)
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If anyone wants to go check her book out it's at this link: www.wattpad.com/story/114861026-push-the-limits?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=link_copy
https://wordribbon.tips.net/T005984_Better-Looking_Full_Justification_for_Paragraphs.html
https://wordribbon.tips.net/T008139_Getting_Rid_of_Choppiness_in_Justified_Text.html
If you use one of the non-default fonts consider embedding the fonts in use before uploading to convert or when producing your PDF for upload.
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https://antiquasphinge.wixsite.com/booksFor the cover font, here's a link with suggestions and samples of fonts that work for various genres. http://diybookcovers.com/BestFontsByGenre.pdf
For the cover font, here's a link with suggestions and samples of fonts that work for various genres. http://diybookcovers.com/BestFontsByGenre.pdf
TNR was created to make words easier to read by one of the first newspapers, and became a standard, and is still in common usage. Many other font kinds are derived from it. Garamond is, but pnt for pnt Garamond is slightly larger and 'bolder'. I myself use it.
As to book covers. They can be a lot more 'arty'. but it still helps if the text can be read, other than that there's no real rules in regard to what fonts are used on covers. Some use no fonts at all, the text also being art. But it is important that the blurb on the back cover is readable.
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Garamond is usually my typeface of choice.
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And you are also right in saying that the title can be part of the artwork and not any specific typeface. A friend of mine, Stephen Hickman, has painted hundreds of book covers and often includes the title within the art. Here are two examples---
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To quote the US Copyright Office: "How do I copyright a name, title, slogan, or logo? Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases. In some cases, these things may be protected as trademarks... In some circumstances, an artistic logo may also be protected as a trademark."
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R.F.G. Cameron a.k.a. Sphinx
My work can be found at:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/antiqua_sphingehttps://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00DDZJOT2
https://antiquasphinge.wixsite.com/books"Just to be pendantic, you cannot copyright a logo. You can only trademark it."
To be perhaps even more pedantic, I said register a logo, not copyright it. :-)
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Yes, the design can be copyrighted in the manner of art, and can even be registered as a logo. I don't get the problem with that statement?
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I know: Too much attention to detail... LOL...
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Interesting. I didn't know who did the covers. Great work.
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R.F.G. Cameron a.k.a. Sphinx
My work can be found at:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/antiqua_sphingehttps://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00DDZJOT2
https://antiquasphinge.wixsite.com/books