Sharing Adobe Fonts with service provider

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
February 27, 2024
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Very disappointed that the Adobe fonts I used in my InDesign book project are not shared when packaged and can only be accessed by my service provider if they have an Adobe CC subscription. If I had purchased these fonts from e.g. Linotype, they'd live on my computer and be packaged with my InDesign file. I love Adobe and am usually never disappointed but in this case I am very disappointed. For future projects I may well decide to purchase my fonts from Linotype (or another provider) to avoid this issue. Not very user-friendly IMHO.

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Bobby Henderson

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Fonts synced via the Adobe Fonts service can be embedded in PDF files. If your service provider can work with PDF files that could be an option. On the other hand Adobe CC software is very common at service bureaus; it's not difficult to automatically activate fonts that were synced from Adobe Fonts.

Adobe Fonts has its trade-offs and limitations. The restrictions involved are understandable. If the synced font files were visible in folders and able to be copied into other folders (such as an InDesign package) there would be a free-for-all as a result. The couple hundred or so type foundries who provide fonts to the Adobe Fonts service would run for the exit doors.

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YLambert3Author

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Thanks for your quick reply Bobby. Problem with PDF vs application files (eg InDesign) is that service provider charges more to create eBooks from PDF files. I guess Linotype et al survive by the hefty prices for their fonts. Anyway, it's all a learning experience... live and learn. 🙂

~Yana

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Bobby Henderson

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It can be painful buying commercial type families. I'll usually keep a lookout for aggressive sales pricing when notable new type families are released. Sometimes long established type families go on sale. Unfortunately introductory price discounts aren't nearly as deep as they've been in the past. I've noticed some pretty steep price hikes on some existing type families too. The situation leaves me buying less fonts and relying more on alternatives like Adobe Fonts.

Monotype, the company that bought Linotype (and many other type foundries) has its own subscription fonts service it is promoting heavily. On top of that, Monotype also operates the most popular online stores for commercial fonts. MyFonts, Fonts.com and FontShop are all under the Monotype banner now.

In the end, I want type designers to be able to earn a decent living. Designing a type family can be a very dauting task. It's especially challenging to create new fonts that meet modern standards.

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