selection of fonts for books

[madart]

I am looking for nice fonts for books... I am tired using Garamound/goudy /times etc. I appriciate any suggestion from you guys.

Thanks in Advance.

[Scott Weichert]

I like ITC Stone Serif or ITC Stone Informal a great deal. New Aster and Rotation are also a couple I'll use from time to time.

[madart]

Thanks Scott,

I also liked ITC Stone Serif and ITC Stone Informal. Did not get hold of New Aster and Rotation.

BTW, Your work is awesome !

[ipotpal]

Try to use font like nytimes
Good and clear

[Lukas Engqvist]

Is there a kind of genre that needs to be respected? Minion and Caslon are classic fonts, as variations of Garamond, and Times, Bookman etc. (usually old face, century, or antiqua in the name is a good choice)

If you go to major font vendors (linotype, adobe etc) you can search fonts "by use" and see suggestions of fonts for books. Print out some dummy text and see what you like. Kerning, tracking and leading all have a big effect on the legebility and estetic component in the text. Some fonts take much more space than others.