: Re: font color not showing up on color Nook for new eBook epub I Mm an author and I hired a formatter to take my pdf book and convert it to epub and mobi so I can sell the eBook on Amazon.

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I have experience publishing ebooks. It's considered bad practice for the author to handle anything but the most basic formatting tasks. In this context, "ereader" means either a dedicated hardware ereader, or a piece of software you install to read ebooks.

Ebook reader support for anything but the most basic formatting is spotty at best. When making an EPUB, MOBI or any ebook, stick to the real basic stuff: italic, bold. Use nothing else. Header tags are also ok: <H1> through <H5>.
Let the ebook reader (hardware of software) handle font names and sizes. Do not control these in your CSS.
Do not use colors in your HTML or CSS in the EPUB source.
Do not use fancy overline or boxes or borders in the ebook.
Do not change the colors of text in the ebook.
Always test your ebook on multiple hardware devices and software readers.
You will notice some things look different from ereader to ereader.
Do not use these. Some ereaders will support them, some won't: blockquote, lists.
Keep this in mind: the best ereaders only support a small subset of the EPUB2 spec. EPUB3 has been out for years but I haven't found an ereader yet that supports some of the media aspects.
Mobileread has a great wiki on making ebooks. They also have a free forum. Signup required.

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