: Re: What are serif and sans serif fonts on different ebook reading systems? In epub and kindle css, you can specify a fallback font by specifying p {font-family: "Georgia", serif} h1 {font-family:

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Here -- as best as I can tell -- are the system fonts for selected Android reading systems:

Kindle for Android:

Bookerly
Caecilia
Georgia
Palatino
Baskerville
Helvetica (sans-serif)
Lucida
Droid Serif
Open Dyslexic

Note: Kindle/Android does NOT have an option for the user to select Publisher Defaults.

Google Play Books:

Original (?? -- does this mean Publisher Default?)
Sans (unclear?)
Literata -- this is supposed to be the default font on GPB
Merriweather
Goudy
Vollkorn

Note: GPB does NOT have an option for the user to select Publisher Defaults (unless it is "Original")

Adobe DE for Android

No fonts available to select

Overdrive for Android 3.6.2 (Overdrive is a library reading app which uses a branded version of Adobe DE reader and its DRM). No information is given about which fonts are the reading system's default for the general terms ("Serif, "Sans-Serif", etc).

Book Default
Sans Serif
Serif
Monospace
Sans serif Bold
Serif Bold
Monospace Bold
OpenDyslexic
OpenDyslexic Bold

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