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March 29, 2023
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Font licensing

  • March 29, 2023
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Hello, since I would like to use an Adobe font for an eBook, I would like to know if I have to buy more licenses of the same font in case I want to use the italics option from the text editor. In other words do I need to have two licenses for the same font I want to use if I have to use the italics option from the text editor.

Thanks in advance.

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    Correct answer Imaginerie

    I would like to use Minion Pro for my eBook. Are the faux versions of the fonts the ones created by Microsoft Word using the italics and bold buttons? I have no idea about it, just wanted to know if there are any differences, thanks.


    Yes, the "faux" options are the ones created on the fly by MSword from the regular font. It's considered ugly, because these are just slanted versions of the regular font.

    That said, Minion pro is part of Adobe font (it's a font created by Adobe for starters!)
    https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/minion
    So no problem with licencing these for ebooks if you have a running adobe subscription. All the variations are included, so no worries to licence all the variations.

    If you are not in an Adobe subscription of any sort, then you need to contact Adobe originals directly or read their specific policies on their website, if available

    https://www.adobe.com/products/type.html

    and more specifically
    https://www.adobe.com/products/type/fonts-by-adobe.html

     

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    March 30, 2023

    Just be sure to buy the right licenses. They are different fonts, and buying two licenses for Minion Regular will leave you without a license for Minion Italic. There are, as you may have seen, 64 different styles of Minion - and the name of the font doesn't match what you see in font lists!!!

    Tarun Saini
    Community Manager
    Tarun SainiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 29, 2023

    Hi @Mardo29143726geql,

     

    Thanks for reaching out. I would like to inform you that the fonts are licensed for embedding in any ebook format, which protects the font data such as EPUB, iBooks, Kindle (Mobi), Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), and PDF.

     

    Also, please check this article which has information on Font licencing: https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/font-licensing.html

     

    Let us know if that helps.

     

    Regards,

    Tarun

     

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    Mardo29143726geqlAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    March 30, 2023

    Hello, I've not found the answers I needed in the link provided I still have the same questions.

    1) If I use the italics option from the text editor do I need a separate license, for the italics only? So two license, one for the regular font and one for the italics.

    2) Is the desktop license for the fonts enough for a digital publishing through Kindle?

    Thanks again.

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    March 30, 2023

    If you use regular and italics, it is NOT the same fonts. Although it's easy to switch, it is two actual different fonts, each with its own license, separately credted by the font designer. Ditto bold. Ditto bold italic. However I don't know how this relates to the Adobe Fonts service - you don't get to choose what to pay for with your subscription. This seems to be a question that is NOT about the Adobe Fonts service. 

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    Mardo29143726geqlAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    March 29, 2023

    Also if possible I would like to know which type of license I would neeed to buy to publish a book with Kindle Publishing, thanks.

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