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The fonts are available via the [releases section](https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/ebook-fonts/releases) on GitHub.
### Do you have any other recommendations other than installing these fonts?
Yes! I highly recommend using [KOReader](https://koreader.rocks/) instead of the built-in functionality that comes with your device, especially if you wish to read books you bought as `epub` files.
It's the best and most comprehensive digital reading software I know, with excellent font rendering and incredible customization options. It's available for almost all devices you can think of. I highly recommend trying it.
### Why did you alter these fonts?
Please go take a look at my blog post, [Patching Fonts for my Kobo](https://nicoverbruggen.be/blog/patching-fonts-for-kobo). It's part of a series of posts related to customizing fonts for the most optimal (subjective) e-reading experience.
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_Charter_ is a timeless classic, so it is my preferred reading font.
### Why did your prefix the fonts with "NV"?
### Why did your prefix the fonts with "NV" or "KF"?
Well, those are my initials... also, I like to think of the prefix to mean "Nice Version" or "Nico's Version". I have also modified the font names where necessary.
Well, those are my initials... also, I like to think of the prefix to mean "Nice Version" or "Nico's Version". I have also modified the font names where necessary. (The alternate variants for Kobo devices are prefixed with "KF", meaning "Kobo Fixed".)
(The alternate variants for Kobo devices are prefixed with "KF NV", meaning "Kobo Fixed, Nice Version".)
I initially suffixed each of the fonts with "eBook", but I wanted to have shorter font names for display purposes on smaller e-ink devices.
I initially suffixed each of the fonts with "eBook" but I wanted to have shorter font names for display purposes on smaller e-ink devices.
### Can I do anything to fix ligature rendering with the `kepub` renderer on Kobo devices?
### In your original blog post, you made various fonts available. Where are those?
Yes, by tweaking `.kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf`. You can add an override for `webkitTextRenderer`, but this may have some unexpected results if you like reading fully justified text.
Included in the repository right now are only my tweaked fonts, which have all be prefixed with _NV_. However, [the older release](https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/ebook-fonts/releases/tag/v2024.03) may still be of interest as I've included my initial batch of tweaked fonts mentioned in [the blog post](https://nicoverbruggen.be/blog/patching-fonts-for-kobo) there.
```
[Reading] # below this line
webkitTextRenderer=optimizeLegibility
```
Then, fully restart your Kobo device and now ligatures should render correctly.
### Why were some of the font names altered?