## Alternative Kindle Fonts

[Download](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/archive/master.zip)

Tested on firmware **3.2.1** and **Kindle Keyboard**. The fonts should work fine on any [jailbroken Kindle](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004), but I have only tested them on the Kindle 3 Wi-Fi.

I tried to get the Georgia2 fonts from a previous jailbreak to work but I had all sorts of problems with the Kindle locking up and not being able to enter the settings screen, so I decided to edit the font myself. In the process I edited several other fonts. The archive contains bolder, more legible versions of them:

#### The Fonts
- [Bembo](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/bembo.gif) (Serif)
- [Constantia](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/constantia.gif) (Serif)
- [Droid Serif](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/droidserif.gif) (Serif)
- [Georgia](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/georgia.gif) (Serif)
- [Georgia2](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/georgia2.gif) (Serif)
- [ITC New Baskerville](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/baskerville.gif) (Serif)
- [Linux Biolinum](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/biolinum.gif) (Sans-serif)
- [Linux Libertine](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/libertine.gif) (Serif)
- [Miller](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/miller.gif) (Serif)
- [Minion Pro](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/minionpro.gif) (Serif)
- [Palatino](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/palatino.gif) (Serif)
- [Times New Roman](https://github.com/benjivm/alternative-kindle-fonts/blob/master/screenshots/timesnewroman.gif) (Serif)

#### Prerequisites
1.  Your jailbroken Kindle 3 Keyboard: follow the steps found [here](http://yifan.lu/p/kindle-jailbreak) to jailbreak.
2.  The font hack: follow the steps found [here](http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88004) to install it (there are a bunch of other useful hacks on that page worth checking out as well)

##### Install the fonts
1.  Plug your Kindle into the USB port if it isn't already
2.  Expand the **fonts.tar** archive
3.  Copy all the `.ttf` files from the folder of the font you'd like (the files are named: _Serif\_Regular.ttf, Serif\_Italic.ttf, Serif\_Bold.ttf, Serif\_BoldItalic.ttf_)
4.  Paste them into `K:\linkfonts\fonts\` (where `K:\` is your Kindle)
5.  Eject your Kindle and go to **MENU > Settings**. Once in the settings menu click **MENU > Restart Kindle**
6.  Once your Kindle has rebooted it will have the new font
